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

But the point stood that film preservation as an idea barely existed in the U.S. then and creating an institution such as this helped get in place a real framework for actually keeping classics intact. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024

Or a completely new way to get in touch with a very old way of being miserable, which is what your letter is about. —James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024

The competitive mindset starts before students even get in; fewer than a quarter of applicants do. —Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024

His ostensibly improved showing came about in in large part because Harris received nearly 410,000 fewer votes in Illinois than Joe Biden got in defeating Trump four years earlier, according to election results that were certified earlier this month. —Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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