go into
Britishverb
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to enter
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to start a career in
to go into publishing
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to investigate or examine
to go into the problem of price increases
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to discuss
we won't go into that now
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to dress oneself differently in
to go into mourning
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to hit
the car had gone into a lamppost
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to go to live in or be admitted to, esp temporarily
she went into hospital on Tuesday
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to enter a specified state
she went into fits of laughter
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Enter somewhere or something; also fit inside something. For example, Don't go into this building , or The tractor is too big to go into the shed . [c. a.d. 1000]
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Enter a particular state or condition, as in She's about to go into hysterics , or I'm afraid he went into a coma . [Second half of 1600s]
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Enter a profession or line of work, as in She decided to go into politics . [Early 1800s] For synonyms, see go in for , def. 2; take up .
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Investigate or discuss, especially in detail. For example, We haven't time to go into the entire history of the project . [Early 1800s] Also see enter into , def. 4. Also see the subsequent entries beginning with go into .
Example Sentences
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This isn’t foolproof, of course, because many factors including loyalty status go into deciding who gets bumped out of a seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Under the new changes, those who qualify for a second year will have to go into a ballot with a cap of 45,000, down from the 57,000 who qualified last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
"When it comes to what has prompted the government's announcement today, I am not in a position to go into any details, as it concerns our intelligence work," Sapo spokesman Jonathan Svensson told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Cutting to nine years later, when it was like, you can go into auditions and be gay, people want to hear that, in fact, they’re only casting for gay roles now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I was suspicious when you told me you ate books for lunch—right after you didn’t go into the cafeteria. But that seemed like a huge coincidence. Then you told me about your phone.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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