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get into
verb
(intr) to enter
(intr) to reach (a destination)
the train got into London at noon
to get dressed in (clothes)
(intr) to preoccupy or obsess (a person's emotions or thoughts)
what's got into him tonight?
to assume or cause to assume (a specified condition, habit, etc)
to get into debt
get a person into a mess
to be elected to or cause to be elected to
to get into Parliament
informal, (usually intr) to become or cause to become familiar with (a skill)
once you get into driving you'll enjoy it
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 .
Example Sentences
Maybe his fellow billionaire, Rick Caruso, will show more creativity and imagination if he gets into the governor’s race.
This Argentina team have bona fide stars, a passionate heart and the ability to beat anyone if they get into their groove.
He says clergy should stop "judging people" and "get into the streets and listen to their concerns".
Head, who has opened nine times previously in Test cricket, quickly got into his destructive rhythm, crunching some lovely boundaries including big sixes off Carse and Mark Wood.
Perhaps for Sunderland it was more about getting into the heads of their opponents, to signal they were trying to find ways to nullify a particular threat.
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