get in

verb

got in; got in or gotten in; getting in; gets in

intransitive verb

1
a
: enter
b
: arrive
2
a
: to become friendly
b
: to become involved
3
: to become accepted for membership or chosen for office

transitive verb

1
: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering
2
: to include in one's schedule
3

Examples of get in in a Sentence

it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi
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Newcastle, outside the ‘Big Six’ but battling to get in and mostly clear of PSR troubles, completed each of the four biggest deals by an English club not in that group, signing players from Stuttgart, Forest, Brentford and Villa. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 The team added a handful of players in the offseason that should give them some depth, but getting in gear for the first week of 2025 may prove to be difficult. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Markel was getting in the way of Wendi's efforts to move with the kids more than 300 miles away to South Florida to be closer to Donna Adelson and other family. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 While boomers continued to stay in place, the combination of limited buying and selling could make younger buyers more difficult to get in—and eventually grow their wealth. Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get in

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of get in was in the 15th century

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“Get in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20in. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.

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