Get In (Verb)

Meaning ¹

To come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The tourists carefully watched their step to get in the ancient temple as it was surrounded by muddy waters.
• Please help me lift the box so the movers can get in the attic to store our belongings.
• Noam finally found a safe way for everyone to get in the burning building and escape from the back.
• It's not easy to get in the narrow cave, but you can find ancient prehistoric paintings inside.
• We need to break the thick ice first so fishermen can get in the frozen lake with their boats.

Synonyms

• Go In
• Get Into
• Move Into
• Enter
• Go Into
• Come In

Hyponyms

• Turn In
• Take The Field
• Intrude On
• Out In
• Board
• Perforate
• Intrude
• Obtrude Upon
• File In
• Take Water
• Pop In
• Re-enter
• Penetrate
• Irrupt
• Walk In
• Dock
• Get On
• Call At
• Invade

Meaning ²

Succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

• She worked hard and never gave up, and eventually she really made it in the corporate world.
• He spent years perfecting his craft, and after landing a major role, he finally made it big in Hollywood.
• With her determination and perseverance, she got in the best university in the country.
• The young musician's band signed with a major record label, and from that moment on, they knew they had made it.
• His years of hard work and dedication paid off when he got in the prestigious honor society at his university.

Synonyms

• Arrive
• Make It
• Go Far

Hypernyms

• Deliver The Goods
• Win
• Bring Home The Bacon
• Succeed

Meaning ³

Secure a place in a college, university, etc..

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• She found out she's going to get in to her dream university on a full scholarship.
• His hard work paid off and he was able to get in to his top college choice.
• The students spent months preparing for their entrance exams in hopes to get in to a prestigious university.
• After reapplying, he finally got the email saying he was going to get in to his favorite college.
• It took two attempts but she was thrilled when she found out she would get in to graduate school.

Synonyms

• Get Into

Meaning ⁴

Of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

• The passenger train slowly gets in at the local depot each morning at 9am.
• As we approach the city, the express train will get in at the central station.
• Although delayed, the freight train will get in just past midnight.
• All regional trains get in at platform 3 for boarding.
• When the last bus departs, the driver lets waiting passengers get in quickly.

Synonyms

• Move In
• Pull In
• Draw In

Hypernyms

• Arrive
• Come