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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I had to go into Saks to buy one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Semi was meant to go into production in 2019, while the Roadster was targeted for 2020, according to Tesla.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
"When it comes to what has prompted the government's announcement today, I am not in a position to go into any details, as it concerns our intelligence work," Sapo spokesman Jonathan Svensson told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
He did some "company stalking" to learn more about the organisation itself so he didn't go into it "completely blind".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
And those things would go into the shopping cart.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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