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go into
verb
to enter
to start a career in
to go into publishing
to investigate or examine
to go into the problem of price increases
to discuss
we won't go into that now
to dress oneself differently in
to go into mourning
to hit
the car had gone into a lamppost
to go to live in or be admitted to, esp temporarily
she went into hospital on Tuesday
to enter a specified state
she went into fits of laughter
Idioms and Phrases
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]
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]
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 .
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
The top team from each group qualifies automatically for the tournament, with the runners-up going into the play-offs.
He told the court he went into Glenfada Park to seek cover between the courtyard's maisonettes and remembered someone telling a youth to "put away" a nail bomb as "you'll only get people killed".
The official auditor doesn't see forecasts but instead looks back at published accounts, going into more detail on what money is buying, and what the lack of money can mean in poorer outcomes.
I went into the hole and crouched down in the first cell off to the right.
"If you can demonstrate the value... and it's not going into a big black hole plugging a deficit, that's what people want," he said.
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