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

My Tesla stock and the stock of everyone who holds Tesla has gone in half. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

In the movie, Seeger (played by Edward Norton) pleas with Dylan (Timothée Chalamet) to not go in that direction. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2025

Why isn’t Ballerina going in the spring instead of getting potentially slaughtered in the summer? —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025

Yard waste goes in the garbage and not into the river! —Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 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