go into

verb

went into; gone into; going into; goes into

transitive

1

: to be contained in (something)

5 goes into 60 12 times.

2

a

: to begin to be in (a specified state or condition)

The fugitive went into hiding.

"Scott went into a tizzy," she said.

—Lucinda Franks

I went into a deep funk over the nasty things I've written …

—P. J. O'Rourke

Her body began jerking violently, and she went into a coma.

—Patrick Rogers et al.

Seven months later Wall Street crashed and the economy went into freefall.

—Bill Bryson

b

: to begin (a specified kind of movement)

The plane went into a tailspin.

… the car hit a patch of ice and went into a skid …

—Ron Fimrite

3

: to enter (something) as a profession or occupation

She decided to go into law/medicine.

He went into business for himself.

4

: to subject (something) to examination or discussion

The auditors went into every aspect of the company's operations.

I'll explain later—I don't have the time to go into it right now.

She told me briefly what had happened, but didn't go into too much detail.

5

: to talk about especially at length

I'd tell you, but I don't have time to go into it.

6

: to be expended for

Lots of time and money have gone into this.

Examples of go into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nobody went into a catch-fence. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

With the right source and process for amines, carbon-capture material could be entirely produced from the flood of plastics going into landfills. —ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026

All of it went into the dossier. —Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

The order went into effect immediately on June 3 and is set to remain in effect until the quarantine is lifted by TAHC. —Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Chicago drivers who are looking at decades of ever-increasing parking rates — with the money continuing to go into the pockets of a private company rather than the city’s coffers — would cheer any change in their favor. —Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

The woman went into labor and later gave birth to a baby girl. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 June 2026

In Mecklenburg County, Sheriff Garry McFadden has lamented overcrowding since the law went into effect last December and required that more people be held in custody. —Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026

Data indicated the spacecraft went into a fast spin, which disrupted its orbit and drained the onboard batteries. —Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for go into

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue