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was in for

was in for is the simple past 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 was in for

What is was in for the simple past of?
Was in for is the simple past of be in for.

Words near was in for in the dictionary

  1. was done with
  2. was down with
  3. was gathered to one's fathers
  4. was good for
  5. was in each other's pockets
  6. was in for
  7. was late
  8. was left at the post
  9. was left holding the baby
  10. was like
  11. was lost to the four winds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: was 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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