Beginner ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #5 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Come In

to enter

Examples

  • Come in and sit down.

Key rules

  • Come in means enter a room or building
  • It is intransitive: it cannot take a direct object
  • To say enter a place with an object, use "come into"
  • Say "Come in!" when someone knocks at the door

Common mistakes

  • Come in the room โ†’ Come into the room
  • I come in my house โ†’ I come into my house
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: "Come in" is the standard reply to a knock.

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