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comes into force

comes into force is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come into force.

Meaning of come into force

Verb

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

  1. (usually, regulation) To become valid or active, to inure.
    • By 1922, when The Railway Magazine attained its Silver Jubilee, the railways were in the throes of grouping, the Act for which had been passed the previous year, and which came fully into force in 1923.1957 July, M. D. Greville, “A Diamond Jubilee of Railway Memories”, in Railway Magazine, page 496

Questions about comes into force

What is comes into force the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes into force is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come into force.

Words near comes into force in the dictionary

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

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