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come into play

come into play verb: to become involved, start to play a role.

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.

Forms of come into play

third-person singular presentcomes into play
present participlecoming into play
pastcame into play
past participlecome into play

Questions about come into play

What does come into play mean?
Come into play means to become involved, start to play a role.
What part of speech is come into play?
Come into play is a verb.
What is the past tense of come into play?
The past tense of come into play is came into play.

Words near come into play in the dictionary

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

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