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- [goh in-too]
- /goʊ ˈɪn tu/
- /ɡəʊ ˈɪntə/
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- [goh in-too]
- /goʊ ˈɪn tu/
Definitions of go into words
- verb without object go into to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus. 1
- verb without object go into to leave a place; depart: People were coming and going all the time. 1
- verb without object go into to keep or be in motion; function or perform as required: Can't you go any faster in your work? 1
- verb without object go into to become as specified: to go mad. 1
- verb without object go into to continue in a certain state or condition; be habitually: to go barefoot. 1
- verb without object go into to act as specified: Go warily if he wants to discuss terms. 1
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Origin of go into
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English gon, Old English gān; cognate with Old High German gēn, German gehen
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Parts of speech for Go into
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go into popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go into
verb go into
- take up — the act of taking.
- begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
- develop — When something develops, it grows or changes over a period of time and usually becomes more advanced, complete, or severe.
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
Antonyms for go into
verb go into
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
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