Get into

Jana was talking today about 'get into'. Here are the following definitions:

get into

present tense
I/you/we/they	get into
he/she/it	gets into
present participle	getting into
past tense	got into
past participle	got into

Related dictionary definitions

• jump/get into bed with someone
• get into conversation (with someone)
• enter/get into the spirit of something
• be in/get into a (real) state
• get into/hit your stride
• get into the swing (of something)
• get into the way of doing something

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1. start enjoying something
2. start discussing something
3. train, plane: arrive
4. be accepted/chosen
5. become involved in something bad
6. be in bad mood
7. start doing something
8. +phrase

1. get into something informal to start enjoying something, or to become enthusiastic about it
   

   You feel shy when you start your speech, but then you get into it.

   She’s really getting into the Internet.

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2. get into something informal to begin to discuss something
   

   I don’t think we have time to get into that now.

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3. get into something if a train, plane etc gets into a place, it arrives there
   

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   1. a.

      to arrive at work or school
      

      I got into school early that day.

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4. get into something to be accepted to study at a school or chosen to play for a team etc
   

   She got into one of the top universities in the country.

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   1. a.

      to be elected to a political job
      

      She got into Parliament at the age of 26.

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5. to become involved in a bad situation
   

   get into a fight/argument etc (with someone):
   

   I don’t want to get into an argument with him.

   get into trouble/difficulties etc:
   

   Those kids are always getting into trouble.

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6. get into something to start getting into an angry emotional state
   

   get into a temper/a bad mood etc:
   

   When I complained he got into a temper and began shouting at me.

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7. get into something to start doing something regularly in a particular way
   

   Try to get into the habit of drinking a glass of water every hour.

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8. what’s got into someone? spoken used for asking why someone is behaving in an unusual or annoying way
   

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