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to get in

to get in

∞ 1.0
To go inside a place or vehicle
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡɛt ɪn/
translation icon : 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 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 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 move into
vsto get in
439 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 get into
vsto get in
319 2.0

Move into or enter a place

has identical meaning but is used with a different particle or form
to walk straight into
vsto get in
2 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
125 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

How Forceful

to break in
73 3.9
to barge in
  • Informal
59 5.5
to get in
∞ 1.0
to enter
∞ 1.0
to step in
240 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'.