Dictionary

get in en · INTJ

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (UK, slang) An exclamation of joy at one's success.
   • - You gained full marks in the exam. - Get in!

Synonyms

result

get in en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, in.
2. (transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.
   • You'd better get in gear. We've got work to do!
   • Hurry up and get in the car!
   • He tried to go after the ball but couldn't get in the game.
3. (intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access.
   • If you want to get in, you'll need the gate code and a key.
   • They hacked his password and finally got in.
   • Teens walk the redlight district but can never get in.
4. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To secure membership at a selective school.
   • All of our students who applied to university got in.
5. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be elected to some office.
   • Do the early results say our candidate will get in?
6. (transitive) To 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, The Bravo of London:
7. (of evenings or nights) 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. (intransitive) To arrive.
   • What time does your flight get in?
   • 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.)
10. (obsolete, of a matter) To produce fewer copies than anticipated.

Forms

Deriveds

get-in price

Relateds

get a word in edgewise

Synonyms

drive out

Translations (38)

fi päästä sisään (to enter) · vi lên (to board) · de einsteigen (to enter) · vi xuống (to board) · el μπαίνω μέσα (to board) · el μπαίνο (to enter) · ro intra (to secure membership) · tr içeri girmek (to enter) · es abordar (to board) · sv komma in (to secure membership) · es acceder (to enter) · km ចូល (to board) · fi päästä sisään (to secure membership) · my တက် (to board) · ru входить (to enter) · fi nousta (to board) · unm pusi (to board) · ro intra (to enter) · my တက် (to enter) · tr alınmak (to be elected) · nl binnenraken (to enter) · fi tulla valituksi (to be elected) · hu belép (to secure membership) · fi astua (to board) · be увайсці́ (to enter) · be увахо́дзіць (to enter) · de hineinkommen (to enter) · fr monter (to enter) · de einsteigen (to board) · es subir (to board) · sv inväljas (to be elected) · ru войти (to enter) · es entrar (to secure membership) · hu beszáll (to board) · sv bli vald (to be elected) · nl instappen (to board) · fi valita (to be elected) · sv gå in (to enter)