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get into
verb
(intr) to enter
(intr) to reach (a destination)
the train got into London at noon
to get dressed in (clothes)
(intr) to preoccupy or obsess (a person's emotions or thoughts)
what's got into him tonight?
to assume or cause to assume (a specified condition, habit, etc)
to get into debt
get a person into a mess
to be elected to or cause to be elected to
to get into Parliament
informal(usually intr) to become or cause to become familiar with (a skill)
once you get into driving you'll enjoy it
informal(usually intr) to develop or cause to develop an absorbing interest in (a hobby, subject, or book)
Idioms and Phrases
Become involved in, as in He got into trouble by stealing cars , or I don't want to get into the long history of this problem . [Early 1700s]
Put on clothes, as in Wait till I get into my suit . [Late 1600s]
Take possession of one, cause to act differently or inappropriately, as in You're leaving it to the animal shelter? has got into you? or I don't know what gets into you children . [Late 1800s]
See be into . Also see subsequent entries beginning with get into .
Example Sentences
She and her husband got into an argument about his immigration status, she said.
As a teenager, he got into a fight with a police officer and was imprisoned for assault.
“On Monday I was getting into the shower and heard him loading up the truck.”
Russell eased Bath nerves with a penalty but neither side could get into their flow in the midst of a stuttering start.
“And we are just now getting into a place where we are starting to see some of the fruits of our efforts, between dam removal and now land back efforts.”
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