go into

British  

verb

1. to enter

2. to start a career in

   to go into publishing

3. to investigate or examine

   to go into the problem of price increases

4. to discuss

   we won't go into that now

5. to dress oneself differently in

   to go into mourning

6. to hit

   the car had gone into a lamppost

7. to go to live in or be admitted to, esp temporarily

   she went into hospital on Tuesday

8. to enter a specified state

   she went into fits of laughter

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go into Idioms  

1. 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]

2. 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]

3. 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 .

4. 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 .

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

go into

"I'm not going to go into that at the moment. That's a contractual position that will be left for another day," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

So yeah, you can go into the bodega and pretend to be American.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

He did, however, tell me that if he was called up, he’d go into combat “today.”

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Don’t go into any details or overexplain your reasoning.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

“He told me that he found someone on a dating site. He didn’t really go into details,” Aunt J replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Related Words

• begin
• develop
• engage in
• enter
• take up