Phrasal verbs with in

enter a car, a taxi, a building or a small space

Get in, I’ll drive you to the station.

put something inside a container, a machine or a drink

Put your card in and type your number.

enter a room or a building

It’s getting cold. Let’s go in.

enter a room or building, towards the speaker

The door’s open. Come in!

tell a hotel or airport desk that you have arrived

We checked in at the hotel at three.

give your bags to the airline to put on the plane

I only have hand luggage, so I won’t check anything in.

stay at home and not go out

It’s raining, so let’s stay in and watch a film.

arrive home, at work, or at a station or airport

What time does your train get in?

fix new equipment in a home or building so it works

We’re having a new shower put in.

fit inside something

These books won’t go in my bag.

arrive, like a train, news or money

What time does your flight come in?

finally agree to something after refusing

The kids asked for ice cream all day, and I gave in.

hand in a piece of work to a teacher or manager

Please give in your tests at the end.

write the information a form asks for

Please fill in this form and sign at the bottom.

give your work or a document to a teacher or person in charge

Please hand in your essays by Friday.

start taking part in something that others are already doing

Everyone started dancing, so I joined in.

enter your name and password to start using a computer, app or account

Log in with your email and password.

have enough space for someone or something

Can you fit one more person in the car?

give something to a teacher, a boss or an authority

Please turn in your homework by Friday.

start living in a new home

We moved in last week, so there are boxes everywhere.

enter your name and password to use a website or app

I can’t sign in. I think I forgot my password.

write your name in a book or on a list when you arrive somewhere

All visitors must sign in at the front desk.

sleep later in the morning than you usually do

I love to sleep in on Sunday mornings.

walk into a room or building

Step in, please. The doctor will see you now.

be accepted by a school, university, team or club

She tried out for the team and got in!

buy food or drink so you have enough at home

We need to get some milk in before Monday.

let a person or an animal live in your home

My aunt took in two kittens from the street.

trick someone into believing something that is not true

Don’t be taken in by those cheap offers.

look at something carefully and enjoy it

We sat for an hour, taking in the view.

spend time or effort on something

She puts in ten hours a day at the café.

officially make a request, an offer or a complaint

I’ve put in a request for a day off.

be understood and remembered

I read it three times, but it didn’t go in.

go behind a cloud, for the sun

The sun’s gone in. It’s getting chilly.

start to be used, like a law or a fashion

The new law comes in next year.

finish a race in a certain place

She came in second in the race.

accept that you are beaten and stop fighting

The team never gave in, even when they were losing.

get into a building by force, usually to steal things

Someone broke in while we were on holiday.

wear new shoes for short times until they feel comfortable

Break in your hiking boots before the long walk.

start using a new law, rule or system

The city brought in a new parking fee last year.

earn or make an amount of money

Her second job brings in about 500 euros a month.

ask someone from outside to help with a job

They brought in an expert to fix the website.

make people come to a place or business

The street festival brings in thousands of visitors.

contact someone to see if everything is OK

I’m just checking in to see how your first week is going.

do someone’s job for a short time while they are away

I’m filling in for Ana while she’s on holiday.

tell someone the news they missed

I missed the meeting. Can you fill me in?

put something into a hole or empty space until it is full

We filled in the old pond with soil.

give something you found, or something not allowed, to the police or an official

Someone handed in my wallet at the station.

let someone start using a computer system

The app logs you in automatically.

feel happy and accepted in a group

It took me a year to fit in at my new school.

find time to see someone or do something

The doctor can fit you in at four.

go to bed

I’m tired. I think I’ll turn in.

write your name to let a visitor come into a building

My friend signed me in at her sports club.

allow someone or something to come into a place

Can you let the cat in? It’s raining.

get involved to help in a difficult situation or to stop an argument

The two boys were fighting until a teacher stepped in.

take someone’s place when they cannot do something

The singer was ill, so her sister stepped in.

understand and remember something you hear or read

It was too much information to take in.

interrupt when someone else is speaking

“Sorry to break in,” she said, “but the taxi is here.”

take a criminal to the police, or go to them yourself

She turned her brother in to the police.

come closer to a place, often to attack or take control

The police moved in and closed the street.

tell someone a secret, used as let someone in on

Can I let you in on a little secret?