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come in useful

come in useful verb: synonym of come in handy.

Verb

come in useful (third-person singular simple present comes in useful, present participle coming in useful, simple past came in useful, past participle come in useful)

  1. Synonym of come in handy.
    Synonyms:
    come in handy

Synonyms of come in useful

Forms of come in useful

third-person singular presentcomes in useful
present participlecoming in useful
pastcame in useful
past participlecome in useful

Questions about come in useful

What does come in useful mean?
Come in useful means synonym of come in handy.
What part of speech is come in useful?
Come in useful is a verb.
What is the past tense of come in useful?
The past tense of come in useful is came in useful.

Words near come in useful in the dictionary

  1. come in for
  2. come in from the cold
  3. come in handy
  4. come in hot
  5. come in use
  6. come in useful
  7. come into
  8. come into being
  9. come into effect
  10. come into force
  11. come into one's own

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