get into

verb

1. (intr) to enter

2. (intr) to reach (a destination)

   the train got into London at noon

3. to get dressed in (clothes)

4. (intr) to preoccupy or obsess (a person's emotions or thoughts)

   what's got into him tonight?

5. to assume or cause to assume (a specified condition, habit, etc)

   to get into debt

   get a person into a mess

6. to be elected to or cause to be elected to

   to get into Parliament

7. informal,  (usually intr) to become or cause to become familiar with (a skill)

   once you get into driving you'll enjoy it

8. informal,  (usually intr) to develop or cause to develop an absorbing interest in (a hobby, subject, or book)

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Put on clothes, as in Wait till I get into my suit . [Late 1600s]

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]

See be into . Also see subsequent entries beginning with get into .

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