Go into meaning
Go into means to enter a place. It can also mean to start working in a type of job.
go into something
go into · went · gone · going
She went into the kitchen to make tea.
Go into meanings and examples
4 meanings, each with its own CEFR level. A level marked ~ is our estimate: Oxford and Cambridge give none for that meaning.
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1
Enter a place
go into something
- She went into the kitchen to make tea.
- Don’t go into the water after a big meal.
- We went into town to buy shoes.
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2
Start working in a type of job
go into something
- He wants to go into teaching.
- After university, she went into banking.
- Why did you go into medicine?
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3
Talk about or explain something in detail
go into something
- I don’t want to go into details right now.
- The report goes into the problem in depth.
- Let’s not go into that again.
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4
Be used to make or do something, for time, money or work
go into something
- A lot of work went into this cake.
- Years of research went into the new drug.
- How much money has gone into the project?
Café orders
New friends
At the airport
Slova
Use go into in real conversations
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Is go into separable?
Go into is not separable. The place, job or topic comes after into: go into the kitchen, go into teaching, go into it.
In maths, go into means divide: Three goes into twelve four times. Children hear this a lot at school.
Verb tenses for go into
| Present | I go into · she goes into |
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| Past | went into |
| Present perfect | have gone into |
| -ing form | going into |
Common mistakes with go into
What learners often say, and what to say instead.
Wrong: I don’t want to go in details.
Right: I don’t want to go into detail.
Say go into detail, with into.
Wrong: He went to teaching after university.
Right: He went into teaching after university.
For a career, use go into.
Wrong: A lot of effort went in this book.
Right: A lot of effort went into this book.
When you name the thing, use into.
Synonyms and opposites of go into
Words close to it, and words that mean the opposite.
Similar
- get intostart a career, or start to enjoy something
- discusstalk about something; more formal
- enterthe formal word for meaning 1
Opposite
- leavego out of a place, or quit a job
- skim overtalk about something only briefly
Go into quiz
Three quick questions. Pick an answer to see if it is right and why.
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1After school, Ana ___ nursing, like her mum.
Go into a job means start working in it.
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2Choose the right sentence.
Say go into detail.
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3The cake took Sam all day. A lot of work ___ it.
Work goes into something when it is used to make it.
More phrasal verbs with go
All phrasal verbs with go, by level, with an exercise
16 phrasal verbs start with go. Test yourself on all of them in a few minutes.
- go outA1leave your home to do something fun
- go backA1return to a place where you were before
- go inA2enter a room or a building
- go onB1continue, or last for a period of time
- go awayB1leave a person or a place
- go downB1become lower, like a price, a number or a temperature
- go upB1become higher, like a price, a number or a temperature
- go forB1choose something
- go withB1look or taste good together with something
- go offB2start ringing loudly, like an alarm, or explode, like a bomb
- go throughB2live through a difficult or unpleasant time
- go overB2check something carefully, looking for mistakes
- go aroundB2be enough for everyone in a group to have some
- go aheadB2start or continue doing something you planned
- go afterB2follow or chase someone to catch them or talk to them
Go into FAQ
Questions people ask about go into.
What is the difference between go in and go into?
Go in usually ends the sentence: Let’s go in. Go into needs the place after it: Let’s go into the café.
What does go into labour mean?
It means start to give birth: She went into labour at 2 a.m. The US spelling is labor.
Is go into formal?
It is neutral. For a career, it is the most natural way to say it: go into law, go into business.
Use go into in real conversations
In Slova you learn new words with picture cards, then use them when you talk about the things you love. A few minutes a day, at your level.