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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The WCU needs such evidence to obtain court warrants to go in and seize the animals.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Petrol is going up, electric, gas. You've only got to go in a shop a month apart and you can see the prices rising," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I had to go in the back room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I often go in costume, now with my 9-year-old daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“How about if I go in with you?” she offers.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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