go in

British  

verb

1. to enter

2. (preposition) See go into

3. (of the sun) to become hidden behind a cloud

4. to be assimilated or grasped

   nothing much goes in if I try to read in the evenings

5. cricket to begin an innings

6. 1. to enter as a competitor or contestant

   2. to adopt as an activity, interest, or guiding principle

      she went in for nursing

      some men go in for football in a big way

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go in Idioms  

1. Enter, especially into a building. For example, It's cold out here, so can we go in? [Tenth century a.d. ]

2. Be obscured, as in After the sun went in, it got quite chilly . [Late 1800s]

3. go in with . Join others in some venture. For example, He went in with the others to buy her a present . [Late 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with go in .

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Example Sentences

The operation has raised uncertainty around how far the president is willing to go in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We go in, we spend $3 trillion, we lose thousands and thousands of lives, and then . . . what happens is we get nothing,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“No company, probably even globally, is going to make an investment without political stability and clarity…It’s gonna take years, rather than days or months, before anyone goes in and commits capital.”

From The Wall Street Journal

After Iowa’s Tavion Banks went in for a dunk in transition to extend the lead back to double digits in the final minute, the Bruins’ comeback hopes were over.

From Los Angeles Times

"The amount of money spent keeping the building going in a poor condition would be better spent getting the building into a good condition."

From BBC

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