getinto (third-person singular simple presentgets into,present participlegetting into,simple pastgot into,past participle(UK)got intoor(US)gotten into)

1. To moveinto (an object), such that one ends upinside it.

   Shegot into the car.

   • 1913,Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, inMr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC:

     Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfishgot into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.

2. To put on (an item of clothing).

   I'm soaking wet. I need toget into some dry clothes.

3. Toreach into or interact with (an object).

   The small childgot into everything.

4. To becomeinvolved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come toenjoy (something).

   Hegot into politics.

   My sister hasgot into flower arranging recently.

5. To enter (anunfavourable state).

   How did weget into such a mess?

6. To cause to behave uncharacteristically; topossess.

   I don't know what'sgotten into that child.

7. Tointerrogate in order to arrive at a deeper understanding.
   • 2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, inThe Guardian‎^[1]:

     Arteta could not wait toget into his players during the drinks break and they re-emerged with greater intensity

8. To penetrate (someone) sexually.
9. To owe money to (someone); to become involved in something unsavory.

   He'sgotten into the gang to the tune of five grand.

10. To argue about (something).

    Oh let's notget into that again.

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