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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Signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, the law will go into effect in July 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I mean, Hasan, every podcast or debate I go into over the past few months, people try to grill me on you, and they’re like, “Do you disavow Hasan Piker?”
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Richard Booth, station manager for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC the building, which comprises several businesses and residential flats, was "not safe to go into".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The three of them, all in their 20s, collectively decided to go into “monk mode,” they said, doing not much else besides building trading infrastructure and testing trades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 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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