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

4

: to form a union or alliance : join

—often used with with

asked us to go in with them

Phrases

go in for

1

: to give support to : advocate

2

: to have or show an interest in or a liking for

3

: to engage in : take part in

Synonyms

• assail
• assault
• attack
• beset
• bushwhack
• charge
• descend (on or upon)
• jump (on)
• pounce (on or upon)
• raid
• rush
• set on
• sic
• sick
• storm
• strike
• trash
• turn (on)

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

This limited how far Haley could go in the Republican primaries. —W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 July 2024

Some are wary of how far to go in the post-COVID environment. —Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 15 July 2024

The machine reads the tags when people return items and uses them to determine which items go in which bins while also communicating with the library's database to check the items back in. —Thomas Saccente, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2024

The Miami-Dade County Elections Office said its initial mailing, of 215,000 ballots, went in the mail on Thursday. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1