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 mountains are expected to see minor snowfall going into next week for areas with elevation above 3,000 feet. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated February 20, Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026

The Heat went into Friday night with Herro and prime offseason acquisition Norman Powell having played only 132 minutes together — training camp, preseason, regular season, ever. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026

The former Parkview High School great has the 12th-longest consecutive games played streak in MLB history going into this season. —Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026

There’s so many things that go into playoff series and winning in the playoffs, but experience matters. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026

Our immune system goes into overdrive trying to fight the infection off, triggering inflammation that can impair blood flow and damage tissues and organs. —Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 20 Feb. 2026

The Ramadan prayers at Al Aqsa took place for the first time since a shaky ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect in October. —Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

Mary Hoff also said getting underwhelming responses from local officials has informed her choice going into Independence’s mayoral election in May, between Councilmember McCandless and newcomer Kevin King. —Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026

What went into writing the title song? —Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 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