go into

verb

went into; gone into; going into; goes into

transitive

1

: to be contained in (something)

5 goes into 60 12 times.

2

a

: to begin to be in (a specified state or condition)

The fugitive went into hiding.

"Scott went into a tizzy," she said.

—Lucinda Franks

I went into a deep funk over the nasty things I've written …

—P. J. O'Rourke

Her body began jerking violently, and she went into a coma.

—Patrick Rogers et al.

Seven months later Wall Street crashed and the economy went into freefall.

—Bill Bryson

b

: to begin (a specified kind of movement)

The plane went into a tailspin.

… the car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid …

—Ron Fimrite

3

: to enter (something) as a profession or occupation

She decided to go into law/medicine.

He went into business for himself.

4

: to subject (something) to examination or discussion

The auditors went into every aspect of the company's operations.

I'll explain later—I don't have the time to go into it right now.

She told me briefly what had happened, but didn't go into too much detail.

5

: to talk about especially at length

I'd tell you, but I don't have time to go into it.

6

: to be expended for

Lots of time and money have gone into this.

Examples of go into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the overdose, Eminem went into recovery and made his 2009 album Relapse in the process. —Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

The Kings went into this series with a lot of bark and almost no offensive bite. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026

In the first half of the semester, the specific assignment was a factor in each paper due, and Andrew wrote nothing that covered, went into, or even mentioned the factor assigned. —John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Getting followers on my account was never my intention going into this. —Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 20 Apr. 2026

And while tackle may be the goal and Proctor may project best as a guard in the NFL, this pick gives them flexibility to experiment with a few options up front going into 2026. —Nick Harris april 20, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026

Israel has carried out several airstrikes since the ceasefire went into effect. —Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026

The legislation also incentivizes data centers to bring their own clean energy sources with battery backup, but that provision wouldn’t go into effect until 2028. —Todd Larsen, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026

The new rule, which went into effect in November, also applies to parents of children 14 or older. —Taylor Sisk, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for go into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue