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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When Auriemma was reminded of this fact, he replied, “I think you missed the point of what I’m talking about, so…I’d rather not go into it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Amazon informed sellers that the surcharge, which will go into effect on April 17, will be calculated on fulfillment fees, not on the sale price of items.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“When Japan says a Taiwan contingency is a Japan contingency, it’s not that Japan will actually go into the Taiwan Strait and help Taiwan,” said Matsuda.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“Five times they turned me down for the personal computer. I wanted Hewlett-Packard to do it. I loved my company, but now Steve Jobs and I had to go into business,” Wozniak told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
“I need to go into the office to fill out some forms about you.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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