get into
Britishverb
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(intr) to enter
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(intr) to reach (a destination)
the train got into London at noon
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to get dressed in (clothes)
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(intr) to preoccupy or obsess (a person's emotions or thoughts)
what's got into him tonight?
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to assume or cause to assume (a specified condition, habit, etc)
to get into debt
get a person into a mess
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to be elected to or cause to be elected to
to get into Parliament
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informal (usually intr) to become or cause to become familiar with (a skill)
once you get into driving you'll enjoy it
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informal (usually intr) to develop or cause to develop an absorbing interest in (a hobby, subject, or book)
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Become involved in, as in He got into trouble by stealing cars , or I don't want to get into the long history of this problem . [Early 1700s]
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Put on clothes, as in Wait till I get into my suit . [Late 1600s]
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Take possession of one, cause to act differently or inappropriately, as in You're leaving it to the animal shelter? What has got into you? or I don't know what gets into you children . [Late 1800s]
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See be into . Also see subsequent entries beginning with get into .
Example Sentences
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“He will continue his throwing progression, but not necessarily getting into games,” Friedman said.
From Los Angeles Times
He added the incident was particularly concerning for younger reporters: "We've got some who are as young as 20, just getting into the industry, who shouldn't be subjected to bullying or intimidation."
From BBC
But the scheme, jointly developed by the three countries, has stalled in the past year as France's Dassault Aviation gotten into disputes with Airbus Space and Defence over control of the project.
From Barron's
The iPhone maker will finally get into artificial intelligence this year, they say, in part citing the company’s cemented partnership with Google Gemini and new, outside AI leadership that has recently joined.
The U.S. ambassadors to France and Poland have also gotten into disputes with the countries in which they are stationed, drawing rebukes from Paris and Warsaw.
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