dead / shrunk / received
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dead
Refers to plants that have died, usually because of lack of water or disease.
Während unseres Urlaubs sind leider alle Blumen auf dem Balkon eingegangen.
Unfortunately, all the flowers on the balcony died while we were on vacation.
shrunk
Refers to textiles that have become smaller in the wash; shrunken.
Der neue Wollpullover ist nach der ersten Wäsche total eingegangen.
The new wool sweater totally shrank after the first wash.
received
Refers to mail, messages, or payments that have arrived and been received.
Die eingegangene Bewerbung wird von der Personalabteilung geprüft.
The received application is being reviewed by the HR department.
'Eingegangen' is the past participle form of the separable verb 'eingehen'. The verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), because it describes a change of state or movement.
Meine Lieblingspflanze ist leider eingegangen.
Unfortunately, my favorite plant has died.
You can recognize the meaning of 'eingegangen' from the subject of the sentence. If it is about plants, it means 'died'. With textiles, it means 'shrunk'. With mail, money, or messages, it means 'arrived'.
Die Tomatenpflanzen sind in der Hitze eingegangen.
The tomato plants died in the heat.
In the meaning 'arrived', 'eingegangen' is very often used as an adjective before a noun, especially in office and business language.
Alle eingegangenen Rechnungen müssen bis Freitag bezahlt werden.
All received invoices must be paid by Friday.
come
„Gekommen“ and „eingegangen“ can easily be confused when talking about something that appears or arrives. In „wie gerufen kommen“, „gekommen“ refers to something appearing at exactly the right moment; „eingegangen“ explicitly refers to a message being received. Choose gekommen for the right timing, and eingegangen for receipt.
Deine Nachricht ist heute Morgen eingegangen, als wir gerade nach einer Lösung suchten.
Your message was received this morning while we were looking for a solution.
Deine Hilfe ist heute wie gerufen gekommen, weil wir gerade ein Problem hatten.
Your help came at just the right time today because we were dealing with a problem.
