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

Some people go through traumatic events and tend to either emulate the behavior later in life or avoid it and go in the opposite direction. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Give each partner a real say in the pieces that go in each room, from the art on the walls to the reading chair in the corner. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

This waste is invisible to usage dashboards that track what went in, but not what came out. — Kumar Chivukula, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Besides Beltrán, Kent went in as a San Francisco Giant and Jones as an Atlanta Brave. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 July 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