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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After begging, she was allowed to, but as the two got in the car gang members attempted to pull the boy away. Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 Bet365 Sportsbook will have a variety of ways to get in on the action during the NBA playoffs. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 McDonald's debuted a special McFlurry flavor but Americans can't get in on the fun quite yet. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 May 2025 The track record of the committees that will decide on Rose and Bonds and Clemens indicates that those voters believe in criteria beyond statistics, so jumping to the immediate conclusion — Rose is getting in! — may be no sure thing. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 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 20 May. 2025.

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