go in
Britishverb
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to enter
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(preposition) See go into
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(of the sun) to become hidden behind a cloud
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to be assimilated or grasped
nothing much goes in if I try to read in the evenings
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cricket to begin an innings
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to enter as a competitor or contestant
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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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Enter, especially into a building. For example, It's cold out here, so can we go in? [Tenth century a.d. ]
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Be obscured, as in After the sun went in, it got quite chilly . [Late 1800s]
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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 .
Example Sentences
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From there, teams in hazardous material suits can go in and “neutralize and mitigate the vapors that will be coming off of that,” Covey said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
"My advice would be to keep your head out of the water and don't go in it if you have any open wounds," he added.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
In its French home base, the group is letting 200 staff go in voluntary departures from its Paris HQ.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“Many times when investors want to go in on a private firm, they want a concentrated position,” Chancey said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
It made all the difference to go in voluntarily—albeit terrified—rather than waiting for him to throw me in, because it meant I was, to some extent, prepared.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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