go in
Britishverb
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to enter
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(preposition) See go into
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(of the sun) to become hidden behind a cloud
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to be assimilated or grasped
nothing much goes in if I try to read in the evenings
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cricket to begin an innings
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to enter as a competitor or contestant
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to adopt as an activity, interest, or guiding principle
she went in for nursing
some men go in for football in a big way
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Enter, especially into a building. For example, It's cold out here, so can we go in? [Tenth century a.d. ]
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Be obscured, as in After the sun went in, it got quite chilly . [Late 1800s]
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go in with . Join others in some venture. For example, He went in with the others to buy her a present . [Late 1800s] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with go in .
Example Sentences
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Before I let you go, in the show, one of the celebrity clients Abby is dealing with is Austin Blanchett, Cate Blanchett’s fictional nephew.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
WSJ: Where does consulting go in the AI era?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Two years after their fine Europa League triumph the time has surely come for him to go in search of a bigger stage.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Jean: I would literally tell everybody to do a deep dive and start with early Miles, start from the bebop and the blues, don’t just go in.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
“Are you sure you don’t want me to go in with you?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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