get in

verb

got in; got in or gotten in; getting in; gets in

intransitive verb

1

a

: enter

b

: arrive

2

a

: to become friendly

b

: to become involved

3

: to become accepted for membership or chosen for office

transitive verb

1

: to succeed in doing, making, or delivering

2

: to include in one's schedule

3

: involve sense 1a

Synonyms

• appear
• arrive
• come
• get through
• land
• show up
• turn up

Examples of get in in a Sentence

it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi

Recent Examples on the Web

The graduate student didn’t play in the season opener at Texas, only got in the game late against UNC, and played sparingly against CU before breaking out with a 156-yard, two-touchdown performance against UTEP. —Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024

After getting in a workout and packing his bag for Tampa, McCaffrey talked with the local media for about four minutes. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024

Jakob Gerhard, a 23-year-old Mesa resident, said his voting experience took about two hours in total — from getting in line to casting his ballot. —Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024

Here is a guide for how to go to the polls, make sure your ballot gets in the right hands and survive this historic day. —Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a