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to go into

to go into

∞ 1.0
To move into a place, area, or state
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ ˈɪntu/
translation icon : entrar en
  • Now let's actually go into the office space.
  • go into detail
  • go into hiding
  • go into effect

It's forbidden once you go into the Nazi Reich.

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Examples

  • And when he came back down here, he went into the church and picked some lemons.

    Academic text (1990)

  • And we are ready to go into shield mode.

  • We caught him going into the hotel for breakfast.

  • So now we're going to go into the master bathroom.

  • Is it all right if I go into your living room here?

    The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

  • One night I got up and went into my mother's room.

    Double Indemnity (1944)

  • The SWAT team appeared on the scene and went into the control room.

    The China Syndrome (1979)

  • When I couldn't stand it any longer, I went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • My mom's going into Cedars tomorrow.

    People Like Us (2012)

  • We caught him going into the hotel for breakfast.

Synonyms

to come in
vsto go into
∞ 1.0

To enter a room or building

is the general term for entering any place area or state
to go in
vsto go into
∞ 1.0

To move from outside into a place or room

is the two word phrasal option used for entering places or states
to enter
vsto go into
∞ 1.0

To go into a building, room, or area

is the two word phrasal form rather than the single verb
to get in
vsto go into
∞ 1.0

To go inside a place or vehicle

is the broader phrasal form for entering places or changing state
to move into
vsto go into
439 1.0

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

is the simple action of entering without implying long term occupancy
to walk in
vsto go into
396 1.6

To enter a room or building by walking without knocking

is broader and applies to any entering action not limited to movement on foot
to get into
vsto go into
319 2.0

Move into or enter a place

is the general action of entering places areas or states
to set foot
vsto go into
99 3.2

To go into a place, often for the first time

is the neutral term for entering without marking first time or emphasis
to walk straight into
vsto go into
2 3.7

To enter a place directly and confidently without hesitation

is used generally for entering not always implying confidence or directness

Antonyms

to leave
∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

How Deep

to dive in
  • Informal
23 3.7
to go into
∞ 1.0
to enter
∞ 1.0
to step
708 1.8

Surface Forms

go into infinitive
went into past
gone into past participle
going into present participle
goes into third person singular

Morphology

go + into

The sense 'to be used in / to become part of' follows directly from combining 'go' (move/be applied) with 'into' (into/inside) — it describes something being placed or entering a larger whole. This compositional motion/containment logic is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words is likely to infer this meaning.

Etymology

Go into shows a simple picture: go means move and into means inside. When you go into a room you move inside it, so the phrase means 'to enter'.