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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"I understand why there has been debate but I am not going to sit here and get into selections."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Let’s not even get into the logistics of what that channel being called ‘Pure’ implies,” Ellis adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
We’ve been taught in our culture that good people don’t fight, and that if you are going to get into a fight, it’s not with the people you love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Three years ago, OpenAI’s GPT-4 scored 1,410 on the SAT, maybe enough to get into Michigan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Was there ever any correlation between an ability to get into, and out of, Princeton, and a talent for taking financial risk?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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