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

: involve sense 1a

Synonyms

• appear
• arrive
• come
• get through
• land
• show up
• turn up

Examples of get in in a Sentence

it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi

Recent Examples on the Web

Mace went on to accuse Murray-Quick of getting in her face despite him standing several feet away. —Abby Monteil, Them., 22 Apr. 2025

Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber. —Shaheem Reid, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025

Three-Month Kindle Unlimited Subscription for $1 Amazon New subscribers can get in on this deal, which gets you three months of Kindle Unlimited for just $1. —Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 20 Apr. 2025

Anderson also suggests caregivers get in on the play. —Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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

Rhymes for get in

• threaten
• chloromycetin
• kinetin
• tibetan