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

Prosser said his son had mentioned problems with the toilets on the ship, without going into detail.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It was one of those days - I was absolutely shattered by then after working all day on the Friday, getting into bed and then Emma going into labour," he said.

From BBC

He said the venue is offering solid competition to its stadium counterparts, but added, "the economics of going into a stadium are always going to be greater for an artist than in an arena".

From BBC

Why are you going into this dangerous territory just to make your business a little bit bigger when that represents such a big potential problem in the future?

From The Wall Street Journal

"I feel good going into the season," he said.

From Barron's

Related Words

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