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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Paakkarinen was careful not to go into detail but said "the equipment we found them with wasn't optimal. They weren't using underwater caving gear".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Given all those steps, it will likely be several weeks, if not months, before any new parking restrictions go into effect.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"But rising bonus demands could come at the expense of future investment, as money that might otherwise go into research and development or shareholder returns is redirected toward compensation," he added.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“You can’t go into AI and say make me a 95-minute cool video.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“Then I would limit your role as much as possible, but you would have to go into the field with us.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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