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to get in

to get in

∞ 1.0
To go inside a place or vehicle
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡɛt ɪn/
: entrar
  • How did she get in the room?
  • get in the car

All right, so just get in there and do.

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Examples

  • I think we're just gonna get in the car and drive.

    Rampage (1987)

  • I'm not getting in that thing.

    Gran Turismo (2023)

  • And so I get in the car, things are really good.

  • Well, they bought me enough time at least to get in here with the boys.

  • How did you get in here in the first place?!

    The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

  • They're trying to get in the house.

    Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)

  • The man slapped the side of the truck with the handle, got in, and fired the engine.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • "We'll go home now," Warren had said, and they got in the Buick, and Robert drove them home.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Joe and Dede emerge from the restaurant and get in his beat-up car.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • She was excited to get in the car and drive to the beach.

Synonyms

to come in
vsto get in
∞ 1.0

To enter a room or building

also applies to entry into vehicles and other enclosed spaces
to go into
vsto get in
∞ 1.0

To move into a place, area, or state

is narrower, focusing on physical entry rather than changing states
to go in
vsto get in
∞ 1.0

To move from outside into a place or room

is also used for vehicles and enclosed spaces not only rooms
to enter
vsto get in
∞ 1.0

To go into a building, room, or area

includes entry into vehicles and enclosed spaces as well
to get into
vsto get in
∞ 2.0

Move into or enter a place

has identical meaning but is used with a different particle or form
to move into
vsto get in
636 1.0

To enter and begin to be in a place, for example when people start living there and when weather arrives

refers more to simple entry without implying occupation or settling
to walk straight into
vsto get in
4 3.7

To enter a place directly and confidently without hesitation

covers general entry and does not require confident or direct manner

Antonyms

to leave
∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

to exit
234 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

How Forceful

to break in
259 3.9
to barge in
  • Informal
65 5.5
to get in
∞ 1.0
to enter
∞ 1.0
to step in
233 3.2

Surface Forms

get in infinitive
getting in present participle
gets in third person singular
got in past
got in past participle

Morphology

get + in

The meaning 'to arrive at a station' is directly derivable from combining 'get' (to arrive/come) with 'in' (into an interior/location), i.e. arriving into a place. This verb + particle composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Get in comes from a simple image of moving yourself through a door or into a car: you get yourself in a space. So it means 'to enter'.