go into
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Definition
- Verb:
- To enter a place, space, or condition: To move or pass from the outside to the inside of something.
- To join or begin to participate in a profession, field of study, or activity: To start a particular career or line of work.
- To be used or consumed in an activity or process: To have effort, time, money, or resources expended on something.
- To examine or discuss something in detail: To investigate or describe the particulars of a subject.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- He watched the train go into the tunnel. (It moved from outside to inside the tunnel.)
- She decided to go into medicine after college. (She began a career in the medical field.)
- A great deal of planning went into the event. (A lot of planning effort was consumed by the event.)
- The report will go into the causes of the problem. (The report will examine the causes in detail.)
Advanced Usage
- "to go into detail(s)": to explain or describe something with many specifics.
- I won't go into details now, but the meeting was very productive.
- "to go into effect/force": (of a law, rule, or change) to officially begin to apply or operate.
- The new regulations go into effect next month.
- "to go into hiding": to conceal oneself to avoid being found.
- The witness had to go into hiding for their safety.
- "to go into business": to start a company or commercial enterprise.
- They went into business together as partners.
Variants and Related Words
- Go-in (noun, informal): An entrance or a way in.
- Goer (noun): A person who goes, often used in compounds (e.g., theatergoer).
- Going (noun): The act of departing or leaving.
Synonyms
- Enter: To come or go into a place.
- Join: To become a member of or participant in.
- Invest: To devote (time, effort, etc.) to an undertaking.
- Analyze: To examine methodically and in detail.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Go in for: To have an interest in or liking for something; to choose or participate in.
- He doesn't really go in for team sports.
- Go in with: To join with someone, especially in a business venture.
- She went in with her brother to buy the restaurant.
Related Idioms
- Go into a tailspin: To suddenly become very upset or to fall into a state of chaos or decline.
- The company's stock price went into a tailspin after the news.
- Go into one's shell: To become shy, reserved, or uncommunicative.
- Whenever strangers are around, he goes into his shell.
Verb
- be used or required for
- A lot of energy went into the organization of this banquet
- to come or go into
- the boat entered an area of shallow marshes