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comes into one's own

comes into one's own is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come into one's own.

Meaning of come into one's own

Verb

come into one's own (third-person singular simple present comes into one's own, present participle coming into one's own, simple past came into one's own, past participle come into one's own)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach a stage of development or maturity where one has achieved strength and confidence, economic security, or respect and social acceptance.
    • And not only did he learn by experience, but instincts long dead became alive again. The domesticated generations fell from him. . . . [T]he old tricks . . . came to him without effort or discovery, as though they had been his always. . . . [T]he ancient song surged through him and he came into his...1903, Jack London, chapter 2, in Call of the Wild

Questions about comes into one's own

What is comes into one's own the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes into one's own is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come into one's own.

Words near comes into one's own in the dictionary

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

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