go in

verb

went in; gone in; going in; goes in

intransitive verb

1

: to make an approach (as in attacking)

2

a

: to take part in a game or contest

b

: to call the opening bet in poker : stay

3

of a celestial body : to become obscured by a cloud

It got cooler once the sun went in.

4

: to form a union or alliance : join

—often used with with

asked us to go in with them

see also:

go in for go in on

Synonyms of go in

• assault
• attack
• raid
• turn (on)
• storm
• jump (on)
• set on
• strike
• set at
• set upon
• descend (on or upon)
• fly at
• rob

Examples of go in in a Sentence

law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

Recent Examples on the Web

But Jude’s subsequent movies have gone in a less conventional direction. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Some meetings, tasks, and decisions draw heavily from it, particularly long discussions that go in circles, internal debates that take too long to resolve, and periods when reaching a decision is slowed by overly bureaucratic processes. —Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026

The structure is being brought down so first responders can safely go in and recover the two workers who are trapped under the rubble. —Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026

Instead of going in person, Kaplan decided to order the cake via email, requesting the same two-tier cake without mentioning their previous correspondence. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go in

• coan
• kohen
• rohan
• rowan
• rowen
• bryozoan
• metazoan
• protozoan
• minoan
• samoan