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

Recent Examples on the Web

Doncic got going in the fourth, scoring 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting. —Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024

For the first time, 4 QBs could go in an NFL draft’s first 4 slots. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024

Questions around how far cities can go in policing homelessness have exploded, in part, because of a crucial decision in 2018 by the appeals court, in a case from Boise, Idaho. —Abbie Vansickle, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024

Johnson and two other people went in shortly afterwards and walked past the teens. —Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024

A week after her surgery, Munn went in for a post-surgical check up. —Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024

So that’s like going in and making adjustments to a car. —Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024

Some analysts have Powers-Johnson going in the later half of the first round; he was initially linked to Miami in several mock drafts with the 21st overall pick. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024

Mims begins by cleansing my face, before going in with the bells and whistles: an exfoliating treatment, extractions, and a sculpting massage—featuring Epi. —Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1