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

Finally, the paper acknowledges that the study’s interviewer was not blind to the C9 status of its participants and went in with a specific hypothesis—circumstances that risk bias. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Looks like an interesting docu-series, though, maybe especially for those of us who will never go in person. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026

So the three of us just woodshedded for a couple of months, just going in there and playing every day, playing all this stuff. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026

After seeing a few buckets go in, Jones appeared to have even more verve as a defender. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 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