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Definition of Get in
1. Verb. To come or go into. "The boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
Specialized synonyms: Take The Field, Penetrate, Perforate, Re-enter, File In, Pop In, Walk In, Call At, Out In, Take Water, Turn In, Board, Get On, Intrude, Irrupt, Encroach Upon, Intrude On, Invade, Obtrude Upon, Dock
Also: Enter Upon, Move In
Derivative terms: Entering, Entering, Entrance, Entrance, Entrant, Entree, Entry, Entry
Antonyms: Exit
2. Verb. Succeed in a big way; get to the top. "You will go far, my boy!"
Generic synonyms: Bring Home The Bacon, Come Through, Deliver The Goods, Succeed, Win
3. Verb. Secure a place in a college, university, etc..
4. Verb. Of trains; move into (a station). "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
Generic synonyms: Arrive, Come, Get
Related verbs: Close In, Draw In
Antonyms: Pull Out
Definition of Get in
1. Interjection. (U.K.) An exclamation of joy. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive transitive idiomatic) To secure membership at a selective school. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To be elected to some office. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Get In
Literary usage of Get in
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"... and building, and opened the door of a dark damp cell, and said to him, " Get
in there." Colonel Powell said, " Sir, for what am I to be put in there ? ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"... the indicia of the presence of Intoxicants, and the evidence that a beverage
of this character was hard to get In Hancock county and was very valuable. ..."
3. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1897)
"Among his comedies were : ' The Clergy in the Country '; 'The Blind Husband'; 'The
Candidates, or the Way to get in Office ' ; 'The Wedded Philosopher'; ..."
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