get into
verb10 senses
- 1To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- 2To put on (an item of clothing).
- 3To reach into or interact with (an object).
- 4To become involved or interested in (a discussion…
- 5To enter (an unfavourable state).
- 6To cause to behave uncharacteristically; to possess.
- 7To interrogate in order to arrive at a deeper understanding.
- 8To penetrate (someone) sexually.
- 9To owe money to (someone); to become involved in…
- 10To argue about or discuss (something).
1
To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- She got into the car.
- 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 swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
2
To put on (an item of clothing).
- I'm soaking wet. I need to get into some dry clothes.
3
To reach into or interact with (an object).
- The small child got into everything.
4
To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity); to come to enjoy (something).
- He got into politics.
- My sister has got into flower arranging recently.
5
To enter (an unfavourable state).
- How did we get into such a mess?
6
To cause to behave uncharacteristically; to possess.
- I don't know what's gotten into that child.
7
To interrogate in order to arrive at a deeper understanding.
- Arteta could not wait to get into his players during the drinks break and they re-emerged with greater intensity2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, in The Guardian:
8
To penetrate (someone) sexually.
9
To owe money to (someone); to become involved in something unsavory.
- He's gotten into the gang to the tune of five grand.
10
To argue about or discuss (something).
- Oh let's not get into that again.
- Well, I think she knows but it's something we really don't get into.1986, Joseph Beam, quoting "Emmett", “Emmett's Story: Russell County, Alabama”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 162: