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Synonyms

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

    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 .

Example Sentences

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“We want to use every piece. We don’t want anything to go in the trash. And in the end, we end up with this gorgeous stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But it has been limited in how far it can go in targeting China by the risk of sending global oil prices higher and destabilizing U.S.-China ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last week that interest rates could go in either direction, depending on the risks to the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Arsenal's Rice wins my vote as player of the year for his consistently high quality and leadership as Mikel Arteta's side go in search of elusive trophies.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He was careful to go in the opposite direction of the real trail.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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