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

Bouwman went in to clear a bouncing ball with his head before Van Bommel jumped into the challenge and his back connected with force with the Netherlands youth international in the air. — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

At the time, as many as 200,000 employees, visitors, shoppers, and delivery employees would go in and out of the World Trade Center complex on a typical day. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

The community went in different directions as the town’s demise approached. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026

There is no doubt there should be reasonable excitement for where this club could go in the next transfer window. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 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