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

The aircraft's two pilots reportedly fought over the controls as the plane went into a nosedive. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

Not bad money for a guy with 36 career home runs in 702 games going into the season. —Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 May 2026

There's usually a 30-day waiting period for an NFIP policy to go into effect. —Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026

And what goes into your thinking when weighing whether the state should raise revenue or borrow money? —Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

The money from the sale went into the city’s capital lands reserve fund, where all money is distributed if the city acquires or sells property. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026

The next step is to produce the full-scale Sigma demonstrator, which will really test the design and engineering that's going into this vehicle. —New Atlas, 4 May 2026

The proposal would overhaul antidiscrimination AI protections that were passed into law in 2024, but have not yet gone into effect amid a wave of opposition from Polis and interest groups. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 4 May 2026

Chances of rain remain high through Wednesday night and drop slightly going into Thursday. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 May 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