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is in for

is in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be in for.

Meaning of be in for

Verb

be in for (third-person singular simple present is in for, present participle being in for, simple past was in for, past participle been in for)

  1. (idiomatic) To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
    • The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.

Questions about is in for

What is is in for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be in for.

Words near is in for in the dictionary

  1. is done with
  2. is down with
  3. is gathered to one's fathers
  4. is good for
  5. is in each other's pockets
  6. is in for
  7. is it
  8. is it going to rain
  9. is it just me
  10. is it me
  11. is it safe here

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Adapted from Wiktionary: is in for (page history and authors); be 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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