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

It got cooler once the sun went in.

4

: to form a union or alliance : join

—often used with with

asked us to go in with them

see also:

go in for go in on

Synonyms of go in

• assault
• attack
• raid
• turn (on)
• storm
• jump (on)
• set on
• strike
• set at
• set upon
• descend (on or upon)
• fly at
• rob

Examples of go in in a Sentence

law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

Recent Examples on the Web

Villa go in as considerable underdogs — 7/2 to win in normal time and 2/1 to lift the trophy — and pulling it off would represent another big result in what has already been a landmark year for the club. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The 1% who are the Uber early geek adopters can go in the user settings and switch it back to sats and view it in sats. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

But since then, things appear to have gone in the wrong direction. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

The 37-year-old state legislator, a democratic socialist, is the front-runner in a crowded swing state gubernatorial field that will be another significant test of how wide and tall the progressive wave will go in the 2026 Democratic primaries. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go in

• coan
• kohen
• rohan
• rowan
• rowen
• bryozoan
• metazoan
• protozoan
• minoan
• samoan