"come in for" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes in for [present, singular, third-person], coming in for [participle, present], came in for [past], come in for [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> in for}} 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 Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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