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

Extreme thoughtfulness went into the property built on the site of a former prominent elementary school, with some of its sakura (cherry blossom) and Japanese maple trees now waving in the breeze after being carefully moved pre-construction and replanted upon completion. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Mar. 2026

Talarico pointed to Democrats’ high turnout in the March 3 primary elections as evidence of the party’s momentum going into the general election in November. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026

The Warriors trailed by 14 going into the fourth quarter, and with Detroit playing the second game of a back-to-back while Golden State was starting one, both coaches went to their benches early. —CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026

More than one million cumulative hours of construction work went into the facility, JE Dunn senior vice president Vance McMillan said. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2026

In cases like Munster’s, where the sole purpose of going into menopause is to reduce the estrogen fueling a painful condition, adding back hormones with HT could counteract the potential benefit. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman went into the offseason expecting outfielder Kyle Tucker to sign elsewhere. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026

The rule goes into effect March 25. —Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026

Did Cillian know going into this Tommy Shelby was going to die? —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Mar. 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