( person : travel ) 旅行 lǚxíng (: move about ) 各处(處)走动(動) gèchù zǒudòng ▶ I can't get about as much as I used to 我不能再像我过(過)去那样(樣)到处(處)走动(動)了 wǒ bùnéng zài xiàng wǒ guòqù nàyàng dàochù zǒudòng le
If a political party or a politician gets in, they are elected.
I think he's genuinely Left wing - and will act as such if he gets in. [VERBPARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you get something in, you manage to do it at a time when you are very busy doing other things.
I plan to get a few lessons in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
3. phrasal verb
To get crops or the harvest in means to gather them from the land and take them to a particular place.
We didn't get the harvest in until Christmas, there was so much snow. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
4. phrasal verb
When a train, bus, or plane gets in, it arrives.
We would have come straight here, except our flight got in too late. [VERBPARTICLE]
5. phrasal verb
If you get something in, you eventually succeed in saying it, usually when a lot of people are talking at the same time or one person is talking without stopping.
It was hard to get a word in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
More Synonyms of get in
See full dictionary entry for get
get in in British English
verb(mainly adverb)
1. (intransitive)
to enter a car, train, etc
2. (intransitive)
to arrive, esp at one's home or place of work
I got in at midnight
3. (transitive)
to bring in or inside
get the milk in
4. (transitive)
to insert or slip in
he got his suggestion in before anyone else
5. (transitive)
to gather or collect (crops, debts, etc)
6. (transitive)
to ask (a person, esp a specialist) to give a service
shall I get the doctor in?
7.
to be elected or cause to be elected
she got in by 400 votes
8. (transitive)
to succeed in doing (something), esp during a specified period
I doubt if I can get this task in today
9. (intransitive)
to obtain a place at university, college, etc
10. (foll by on)
to join or cause to join (an activity or organization)
11. get in with
12. (preposition) get into
nounget-in
13. theatre
the process of moving into a theatre the scenery, props, and costumes for a production
get in in American English
1.
to enter
2.
to join or cause to join (an activity, group, etc.)
: also get in on
3.
to arrive
4.
to put in
5.
to become familiar or closely associated (with)
See full dictionary entry for get
Examples of 'get in' in a sentence
get in
Anyway, no one can get in there without going through the ref library.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
I've seen women a lot heavier than you strut and dare the world to get in the way.
Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002)
I'm afraid an earlier attempt to get in touch with Signorina Minetti also met with a conspicuous lack of success.
Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
He searched for something to say, knowing suddenly that he had waited too long to get in touch with her.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)
In other languages
get in
British English: get in /ɡɛt ɪn/ VERB
When a train, bus, or plane gets in, it arrives.
Her train gets in at about ten to two.
American English: get in
Arabic: يَصِلُ
Brazilian Portuguese: chegar
Chinese: 进入
Croatian: stići
Czech: přijet
Danish: komme ind
Dutch: binnenkomen
European Spanish: llegar
Finnish: saapua tulla sisään
French: entrer
German: hineinkommen
Greek: φτάνω
Italian: entrare
Japanese: 到着する
Korean: 도착하다
Norwegian: komme inn
Polish: wejść
European Portuguese: chegar
Romanian: a ajunge
Russian: прибывать
Latin American Spanish: llegar arribar
Swedish: komma in
Thai: มาถึง
Turkish: içeriye girmek
Ukrainian: заходити
Vietnamese: đến
All related terms of 'get in'
get in on
If you get in on something that other people are already involved in, you take part in it.
get in with
If someone tries to get in with you, they try to become friendly with you because they think that they will benefit in some way .
get stuck in
If you get stuck in , you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
get in the way
To get in the way of something means to make it difficult for it to happen , continue , or be appreciated properly.
get it in one
to make a correct first guess
get one's eye in
to become accustomed to the conditions, light, etc, with a consequent improvement in one's performance
get your eye in
to become more skilful or experienced in doing a particular thing because you have been practising it or doing it for a long time
get in one's hair
to annoy one
get in on the act
If you get in on the act , you take part in or take advantage of something that was started by someone else.
get in someone's face
to annoy or upset someone by behaving in a very direct or aggressive way
get in someone's hair
to annoy someone and be a nuisance to them
get it in the neck
to be punished or strongly criticized for something wrong that you have done
get someone in wrong
to bring someone into disfavor
get a word in edgeways
to manage to say something even though someone else is talking so much
get a word in edgewise
to manage to say something in a conversation being monopolized by another or others
get in over your head
to become or be deeply involved in a situation which is too difficult for you to deal with
get in under the wire
to get in somewhere or do something at the last possible moment
(get in) under the wire
(to arrive or accomplish something) barely on time or at the last minute
get lost in the shuffle
to not be noticed and have no attention paid to you
get a foot in the door
to make a small but successful start at something, for example doing business in a new area, and to be likely to do well in the future
get in on the ground floor
to get involved from the very beginning with something, especially something that is likely to be profitable for you
get your ducks in a row
to get everything properly organized and under control
not get a word in edgeways
If you say that you cannot get a word in edgeways , you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much.
not get a word in edgewise
If you say that you cannot get a word in edgewise , you are complaining that you do not have the opportunity to speak because someone else is talking so much.
be (or get) in someone's face
to behave in a confrontational or annoyingly direct or persistent manner toward someone
get one's knickers in a twist
to become agitated , flustered , or upset
get your knickers in a twist
to become extremely upset or worried about something
to get sb in the party spirit
to make someone feel like going to a party
to get your knickers in a twist
If someone is getting their knickers in a twist about something, they are getting annoyed or upset about it without good reason.
get on the wrong side of
to come into disfavour with
put your house in order
to make sure that all your affairs are arranged properly and there is nothing wrong with them
work yourself up into a lather/get in a lather
If you say that someone works themselves up into a lather or gets in a lather about something, you think that they are getting upset , angry , or worried about it when there is no need to do so.
take the bit in one's teeth
to undertake a task with determination
get/set one's house in order to put your house in order
If someone gets their house in order , puts their house in order , or sets their house in order , they arrange their affairs and solve their problems .
to get your house in order to put your house in order to set your house in order
If someone gets their house in order , puts their house in order , or sets their house in order , they arrange their affairs and solve their problems .
(phrasal verb)
Definition
to arrive
Our flight got in late.
Synonyms
arrive
Fresh groups of guests arrived.
come in
They were scared when they first came in.
appear
A woman appeared at the far end of the street.
land
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours.
See get
Additional synonyms
in the sense of appear
Definition
to come into sight
A woman appeared at the far end of the street.
Synonyms
come into view,
emerge,
occur,
attend,
surface,
come out,
turn out,
arise,
turn up,
be present,
loom,
show (informal),
issue,
develop,
arrive,
show up (informal),
come to light,
crop up (informal),
materialize,
come forth,
come into sight,
show your face
in the sense of come in
They were scared when they first came in.
Synonyms
arrive,
enter,
appear,
show up (informal),
cross the threshold
in the sense of land
Definition
to come to or touch shore
The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours.