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get into

British  

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)

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get into Idioms  

  1. 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]

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

  3. 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]

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

Example Sentences

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“I’m not going to get into the details of that,” Dabaie said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

As such, investment pros recommend that individual, or retail, investors looking to get into emerging markets do so through ETFs instead of individual stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This is his reaction to holing a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to get into an 18-hole play-off with Rocco Mediate.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

After three years of stage work in the early 1960s, he asked an agent how he could get into film.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Well, it’s unusual to meet someone who’s not champing at the bit to get into the movies. Is it true that the Chinese believe cameras and photographs take possession of the soul?”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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