Meaning
'Come in like' — it seems like, it's as if, it looks as though. A very common way to hedge an observation or a resemblance: 'im cum een like im vex' (he seems vexed). Close to 'favour' when it points to looking like something or someone.
Examples
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It cum een like rain a go fall.
It looks like it's going to rain.
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Yuh cum een like yuh tired.
You seem tired.
Origin
'come in like' = 'it appears as if'. See [[favor]], [[a-so]].
How it’s used
'it seems / it's as if'; hedges an observation or resemblance.