go in

verb

went in; gone in; going in; goes in

intransitive verb

1

: to make an approach (as in attacking)

2

a

: to take part in a game or contest

b

: to call the opening bet in poker : stay

3

of a celestial body : to become obscured by a cloud

4

: to form a union or alliance : join

—often used with with

asked us to go in with them

Phrases

go in for

1

: to give support to : advocate

2

: to have or show an interest in or a liking for

3

: to engage in : take part in

Synonyms

• assail
• assault
• attack
• beset
• bushwhack
• charge
• descend (on or upon)
• jump (on)
• pounce (on or upon)
• raid
• rush
• set on
• sic
• sick
• storm
• strike
• trash
• turn (on)

Examples of go in in a Sentence

law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman

Recent Examples on the Web

Kamau Peterson was our receiver who got the pitch and went in untouched. —Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 30 May 2025

For Bowen Goh and Vanessa Li, partners in the Bushwick bar Mood Ring, that fantasy became a reality in 2022, when the platonic pair went in on a three-story Bed-Stuy town house. —Julie Vadnal, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2025

So a specialist went in and grafted skin off the roof of my mouth and stitched it in over the receding gum lines. —Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

Parents could face a $500 fine if their child breaks a new, year-long curfew that went in effect in one North Carolina city on Tuesday night in an effort to curb youth crime. —Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go in

• coan
• kohen
• rohan
• rowan
• rowen
• bryozoan
• metazoan
• protozoan
• minoan
• samoan