Get Into

Definition: Get Into

Get Into

Verb

1. Get involved in or with.

2. To come or go into: "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes".

3. Secure a place in a college, university, etc.

4. Familiarize oneself thoroughly with; "He really got into semantics".

5. Put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Get Into

Acquisition

Get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession.

Debt

Verb: be in debt; Adjective: owe; incur a debt, contract a debt; Noun: run up a bill, run up a score, run up an account; go on tick; borrow; run into debt, get into debt, outrun the constable; run up debts, run up bills (spend).

Difficulty

Meet with difficulties; labor under difficulties; get into difficulties; plunge into difficulties; struggle with difficulties; contend with difficulties; grapple with difficulties; labor under a disadvantage; be in difficulty; Adjective:

Get into a scrape; Noun: bring a hornet's nest about one's ears; be put to one's shifts; flounder, boggle, struggle; not know which way to turn; (uncertain); perdre son Latin; stick at, stick in the mud, stick fast; come to a stand, come to a standstill, come to a deadlock; hold the wolf by the ears, hold the tiger by the tail.

Discord

Get into hot water, fish in troubled waters, brawl; kick up a row, kick up a dust; turn the house out of window.

Drunkenness

Make one drunk; Adjective: inebriate, fuddle, befuddle, fuzzle, get into one's head.

Failure

Limp, halt, hobble, titubate; fall, tumble; lose one's balance; fall to the ground, fall between two stools; flounder, falter, stick in the mud, run aground, split upon a rock; beat one's head against a stone wall, run one's head against a stone wall, knock one's head against a stone wall, dash one's head against a stone wall; break one's back; break down, sink, drown, founder, have the ground cut from under one; get into trouble, get into a mess, get into a scrape; come to grief; (adversity); go to the wall, go to the dogs, go to pot; lick the dust, bite the dust; be defeated; have the worst of it, lose the day, come off second best, lose; fall a prey to; succumb; (submit); not have a leg to stand on.

Friendship

Verb: be friendly; Adjective:, be friends; be acquainted with; Adjective: know; have the ear of; keep company with;(sociality); hold communication with, have dealings with, sympathize with; have a leaning to; bear good will; (benevolent); love; make much of; befriend; (aid); introduce to. set one's horses together; have the latchstring out; hold out the right hand of friendship, extend the right hand of friendship, hold out the right hand of fellowship; become friendly; Adjective: make friends; with; break the lee, be introduced to; make acquaintance with, pick acquaintance with, scrape acquaintance with; get into favor, gain the friendship of.

Impulse

Get into the way, get into the knack of; learn; cling to, adhere to; repeat; acquire a habit, contract a habit, fall into a habit, acquire a trick, contract a trick, fall into a trick; addict oneself to, take to, get into.

Love

Get into favor; ingratiate oneself, insinuate oneself, worm oneself; propitiate, curry favor with, pay one's court to, faire l'aimable, set one's cap at, flirt.

Possession

Engross, monopolize, forestall, regrate, impropriate, have all to oneself; corner; have a firmhold of; (retain); get into one's hand; (acquire).

Preparation

Prepare oneself; serve an apprenticeship; (learn); lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to.

Resentment

Fly into a rage, fall into a rage, get into a rage, fly into a passion; bridle up, bristle up, froth up, fire up, flare up; open the vials of one's wrath, pour out the vials of one's wrath.

Thought

Occur; present itself, suggest itself; come into one's head, get into one's head; strike one, flit across the view, come uppermost, run in one s head; enter the mind, pass in the mind, cross the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the mind, float in the mind, fasten itself on the mind, be uppermost in the mind, occupy the mind; have in one's mind.

Crosswords: Get Into

They want me to get into the character debate and mix it up. (The American President; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin.)

Because I can see by your face you want to get into it. (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe)

And fifty other lines to get into a girl's pants. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman)

Then you get into that whole inbred thing. (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

Nobody can get into that position! (Clue; writing credit: Jonathan Lynn)

No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong (The Sign; performing artist: Ace Of Base)

Now I fin' to, get into to, my mental (Keep Their Headz Ringin; performing artist: Dr. Dre)

It's how you play the game so get into the groove (Causing A Commotion; performing artist: Madonna)

Not get into the vibes I'm (Vibeology; performing artist: Paula Abdul)

Looking for a little trouble to get into (Feelin' On Yo Booty; performing artist: R. Kelly)

I think I've found the trouble with our economy. There are far more ways to get into debt than there are to get out of it. (references; author: unknown)

Your brain is that bodily organ which starts working the moment you awake and does not stop until you get into the office. (references; author: unknown)

You'll Get Into Trouble Ira (1970)

Get Into My Shorts (2001)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Get Into Any College: Secrets Of Harvard Students (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Normally occurring in the nasal passages, at times, staphylococci can get into the body and cause an infection, which can be minor such as pimples, boils, and other skin conditions, or serious and sometimes fatal such as blood infections or pneumonia. Credit: CDC.

A porcupine trying to get into a rocky hole. Credit: Unknown.

I made my decision. You! Get into the plane! Right now!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Boy, fourteen, in eighth grade. Now unable to attend because of insufficient food and clothing. Subsisted two days on frozen tomatoes from field nearby. Father said "They call me a road hog and a bum; but if I am, how did that boy get into the eighth grad. Credit: Library of Congress.

An "Arkansas Hoosier" born in 1855. Conway, Arkansas. "My father was a Confederate soldier. He give his age a year older than it was to get into the army. After the war he bought 280 acres from the railroad and cleared it. We never had a mortgage on it. I. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The Coxes were wondering last night whether she would get into any great family.

I saw them get into a fiacre.

First they were so cold to get into.

Mae watched them get into the great truck, watched it lumber off in low gear, and heard the shift up the whining gears to cruising ratio.

We had one violent storm and were under a necessity of steering westward to get into the tradewind, which holds for above sixty leagues.

You want room for your thoughts to get into sailing trim and run a course or two before they make their port.

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Health

For glucose to get into cells, insulin must be present. (references)

Because it is bound, the phosphorus does not get into the blood. (references)

Nonetheless, a large number of people get into serious trouble because of their drinking. (references)

Economic History

Slovak Rep

Now may be a good time to get into the market, but franchisers should be prepared to offer creative financial options. (references)

Trade

Haiti

Haiti has until the year 2006 to get into the FTAA and has negotiated a ten-year period as a Less Developed Country to fully integrate into CARICOM. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "get into": don't get into a flap ♦ get into a club ♦ get into a fix ♦ get into a flap ♦ get into a groove ♦ get into a hobble ♦ get into a huff ♦ get into a jam ♦ get into a mess ♦ get into a muddle ♦ get into a nice mess ♦ get into a paddy ♦ get into a rage ♦ get into a row ♦ get into a rut ♦ get into a tangle ♦ get into a tantrum ♦ get into a wax ♦ get into action ♦ get into bed ♦ get into danger ♦ get into debt ♦ get into favor ♦ get into good condition ♦ get into harness ♦ get into hot water ♦ get into khaki ♦ get into line ♦ get into mess ♦ get into mischief ♦ get into one's hand ♦ get into one's head ♦ get into one's strides ♦ get into orbit ♦ Get into shape ♦ get into skull ♦ get into the habit of ♦ get into the saddle ♦ get into the train ♦ get into the way of doing smth. ♦ get into the way of it ♦ get into touch ♦ get into touch with ♦ get into trim ♦ get into trouble ♦ get into working order ♦ To get into ♦ To get into trouble. Additional references.

Albanian

shtie në dorë (lay one's hands on, master, nail down, secure, seize on), marr vesh (arrange, be conscious, catch, discover, find out, get, hear, hear from, know, learn, penetrate, see, twig, understand), futem (affiliate, be propagated, break in, dive, drive into, enter, go in, interfere, join, join in, launch, lend oneself to, penetrate, plough into, plunge, sink in, slide, start, stuff, worm), bie në. (various references)

Arabic 

صار (get into a sit where, to become), ‏تورط (be embroiled, concern, dip, embroilment, get into hot water, get involved, get stuck, involvement, mire, mix, set in motion), ‏تعود (be accustomed to, familiarization, fixation, get into a rut, get used to it, habituation, settle, take, take on, wont), ‏إقتحم (break, break into, break through, get into a rut, storm). (various references)

Bulgarian 

влизам (bob in, come in, enter, get in, go, go in, hive, incur, inure, pass in, pass into, pull in, put in, step in, turn in, walk in), попадам в (fall into). (various references)

Chinese 

�"� (pass through, to get into). (various references)

Czech

obléci (do on, dress, endue, enrobe, put on), být zvolen, být přijat (be accepted, go over). (various references)

Dutch

instappen (get in, get into a car), in een auto stappen (get in, get into a car). (various references)

Esperanto

enaŭtiĝi (get in, get into a car). (various references)

Finnish

perehtyä (become familiar with, get acquainted with), päästä (after, arrive at in, be admitted to, escape, get), nousta (arise, get up, increase, rise, stand up, take off). (various references)

French

s'impliquer (get involved, get stuck), se lancer, monter (get in, get into a car, get on), loger, entrer dans (get in), aborder. (various references)

German

geraten in (get in with), sich einlesen bei, sich einarbeiten in, kommen in (get to), hineingeraten (get involved), fahren in, angewöhnen (accustom, get smb. used to, take to, to take to). (various references)

Greek 

μπαίνω (come in, come into, enter, get in, go in, go into, pass in, pull in, set foot in, slip into), μαθαίνω (hear about 1, hear about 2, know about, learn), φορώ (put on, try on, wear), αποκτώ (acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, obtain from, procure). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"תפס לש�'ר�" (get into a rut), ל�"סתבך בצר�" (get in trouble, get into hot water). (various references)

Hungarian

fér (get in), beletesz (to get into), beledug (to get into, to stick in). (various references)

Italian

incappare, immettere (admit, get out, introduce, lead to, let, pump, pump in, put in), contrarre (acquire, contract, form). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

脂が乗る (to be in good table quality, to get into the swing of), 慌てふためく (to be flustered, to get into a panic), 乗り込む (to board, to embark on, to enter, to get into, to helpinto, to man, to march into, to ship), 嵌まる (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit), 嵌る (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit), 填まる (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit), 填る (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

のり�"む (to board, to embark on, to enter, to get into, to helpinto, to man, to march into, to ship), あぶらがのる (to be in good table quality, to get into the swing of), あわてふためく (to be flustered, to get into a panic), はまる (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit). (various references)

Pig Latin

etgay intoay

Portuguese

subir em (get on). (various references)

Romanian

intra (come in, enter, get in, go, go in, look in, perform, step in, wind oneself), a-şi lua. (various references)

Russian 

угодить в (bump into, fall into), входить (bob in, bob into, come in, come into, enter, get in, go in, penetrate, perform, step in, step into), забраться (climb, perch). (various references)

Scottish

las (get into a passion, kindle, light, loose, set fire to). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zapasti (fall into, slide), zagaziti (wade), upustiti se (launch), uklopiti (fit into, imbed), ući (come in, drive in, enter, get in, go into), stati (run down, stop), sesti (get on, sit down, take a seat). (various references)

Spanish

subir a (accede, ascend, board, climb, come up to, get on, hop on, scale), subir (advance, arise, ascend, bump up, carry up, climb, come up, get up, go up, lift, move up, raise, rise, step up, take up, upload, walk up), ponerse (attitudinize, become, begin, come over, commence, Don, draw on, dress, garb, get, get down, get dressed, get on, go, go down, go in, gown, grow, jump on, live, pose, pull on, put forward, put on, put on airs, put oneself, slip on, start, tag on, throw on, turn, turn about, turn around, up, wax, wear), meterse en (butt in, enter into, pile into), meterse (go for, jump on, pile in, throw), lograr entrar en, lograr entrar, introducir (bring in, bring on, cause, create, get in, give to, import, insert, interfere, introduce, introducir, make, show into), ingresar en (enter, join, tackle), ingresar (deposit, pay in), hacerse miembro de (join), hacerse miembro (join), adquirir (acquire, catch, come by, come into possession of, earn, fall into, form, gain, get, go in for, invest in, obtain, pick up, purchase, to acquire). (various references)

Swedish

stiga in i (enter). (various references)

Turkish

geleneklere bağlı kalmak (get into a groove), görüşmek (approach, argue, canvass, confer, consult, contact, discuss, get into touch, have a talk with, interview, keep in touch, meet, negotiate, parley, powwow, reason, see, talk), bulaşmak (be contaminated by, be involved, be transmitted by, become entangled in, catch, get at, get into a row, have a hand in, have one's hand in, mess with, rub on, smear, smudge, welter), üstünü kirletmek (get into mess), alışkanlığına saplanmak (get into a rut), asker olmak (be in the army, bear arms, enlist, get into khaki, go soldiering, join the army, wear the king's coat), azar işitmek (be scolded, catch hell, get a scolding, get an earful, get hell, get into a row, get the stick), başı derde girmek (become entangled in, become entangled with, cop it, fall foul of, get into hot water), başını belâya sokmak (get into a row, get into hot water, get into mess), belâya bulaşmak (get into hot water), bellemek (dig, fork, get into a groove, learn by heart, memorize, trench), çirkefe taş atmak (get into a row), borca girmek (get into debt, incur debts, incur liabilities, run into debt), yaramazlık etmek (act up, be up to some mischief, get into mischief, misbehave, play hob with, raise hob with), iletişim kurmak (communicate, get into touch), küplere binmek (be hopping mad, flame up, flare, flare out, flash out, flip one's lid, get into a rage, have one's hackles up, ramp and rage, rave), pisliğe bulaşmak (get into mess), sıkıntıya girmek (get into hot water), temas kurmak (get into touch), yörüngeye girmek (get into orbit), borçlanmak (be in debt, get into debt, incur liabilities, run up debts, take up a loan on). (various references)

Turkmen 

sьmmek (creep into). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: gotten, toeing, toting.

-2 letters: ingot, tigon, tinge.

-3 letters: gent, gien, gone, into, nett, nite, note, tent, tine, ting, tint, toit, tone, tong, tote.

-4 letters: ego, eng, eon, gen, get, gie, gin, git, got, ion, net, nit, nog, not, one, teg, ten, tet, tie, tin, tit, toe, tog, ton, tot.

-5 letters: en, et, go, in, it.

+2 letters: besotting, extorting, gestation, ghettoing, negotiant, negotiate, obtesting, outeating, pottering, repotting, retorting, tiptoeing, toileting, tottering.

+3 letters: beknotting, betrothing, contenting, contesting, contingent, coquetting, detonating, etiolating, forgetting, gestations, gluttonies, integrator, mignonette, negotiants, negotiated, negotiates, negotiator, nonbetting, offsetting, outtelling, protecting, protesting, rebottling, replotting, respotting, rouletting, sonnetting, stoutening, tolerating, tormenting, tutoyering, vegetation.

+4 letters: bayonetting, coattending, coattesting, contingents, cytogenetic, deglutition, degustation, ethnologist, foretasting, geobotanist, geotectonic, gestational, ghettoizing, glutathione, integration, integrators, intergrowth, interrogate, jettisoning, mignonettes, misbegotten, negotiating, negotiation, negotiators, negotiatory, ontogenetic, orientating, outbleating, outcheating, outdebating, outfeasting, outintrigue, outsteering, outtowering, overbetting, overcutting, overletting, oversetting, overstating, overtighten, overwetting, petitioning, pirouetting, postediting, potteringly, poussetting, reallotting, rebuttoning, renegotiate, retroacting, stenotyping, stilettoing, teetotaling, teleporting, teratogenic, teutonizing, tippytoeing, totteringly, trimetrogon, vegetations, witenagemot.