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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But after a familiar setup, the movie stubbornly refuses to go in compelling new directions or offer fresh observations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I've got one friend who buys clothes and I sit outside the shop because I can't afford to go in," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“There’s likely to also be a challenge to the underlying investigation — that you didn’t actually go in and investigate the forced-labor practices in each one of these countries.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“It seems to go in waves,” Florko said.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
The park is roped off to visitors, but I’m kind of officially required to go in there.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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