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came into play

came into play is the simple past of come into play.

Meaning of come into play

Verb

come into play (third-person singular simple present comes into play, present participle coming into play, simple past came into play, past participle come into play)

  1. To become involved, start to play a role.

Questions about came into play

What is came into play the simple past of?
Came into play is the simple past of come into play.

Words near came into play in the dictionary

  1. came in useful
  2. came into
  3. came into being
  4. came into force
  5. came into one's own
  6. came into play
  7. came into the world
  8. came it strong
  9. came knocking
  10. came low
  11. came naturally

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