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coming in for

coming in for is the present participle and gerund of come in for.

Meaning of come in for

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be subjected to.
    • If you go into the forest, you'll come in for a nasty surprise.

Questions about coming in for

What is coming in for the present participle and gerund of?
Coming in for is the present participle and gerund of come in for.

Words near coming in for in the dictionary

  1. coming high
  2. coming home
  3. coming home by weeping cross
  4. coming home to roost
  5. coming in
  6. coming in for
  7. coming in from the cold
  8. coming in handy
  9. coming in hot
  10. coming in useful
  11. coming into

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coming in for (page history and authors); come in for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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