get in

present singular third person gets in · participle present getting in · past got in · UK participle past got in · US participle past gotten in

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, in.
2. transitiveTo get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

   Hurry up and get in the car!

   2 more examples

   He tried to go after the ball but couldn't get in the game.

   You'd better get in gear. We've got work to do!

3. intransitiveTo enter a place; to gain access.

   They hacked his password and finally got in.

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   If you want to get in, you'll need the gate code and a key.

   Teens walk the redlight district but can never get in.

4. idiomaticintransitivetransitiveTo secure membership at a selective school.

   All of our students who applied to university got in.

5. idiomaticintransitiveTo be elected to some office.

   Do the early results say our candidate will get in?

6. transitiveTo fit (words) into a conversation etc.

   "That'll be all right, governor," hastily got in Fank, though similar experiences in the past prompted him not to be entirely impressed by a receiver's methods.

   1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

7. To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change; to draw in.

   Winter's on the way, and the nights are getting in.

8. intransitiveTo arrive.

   What time does your flight get in?

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   It was gone 9 o'clock by the time I got in from work last night.

9. Synonym of drive out (To take up less space because the typesetter uses type that is thinner than the copy or the typesetter whites out more or squeezes in more lines on each page.)

   Synonyms: drive out

10. obsoletemediaTo produce fewer copies than anticipated.

1. UKslangAn exclamation of joy at one's success.

   - You gained full marks in the exam. - Get in!

   Synonyms: result