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get in

verb gets in · getting in · got in · gotten in

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, in.
  2. transitive To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively. Hurry up and get in the car!
  3. intransitive To enter a place; to gain access. If you want to get in, you'll need the gate code and a key.
  4. idiomatic, intransitive, transitive To secure membership at a selective school. All of our students who applied to university got in.
  5. idiomatic, intransitive To be elected to some office. Do the early results say our candidate will get in?
  6. transitive To fit (words) into a conversation etc. "That'll be all right, governor," hastily got in Fank, though similar experiences in the past prompted him not to be entirely impressed by a receiver's methods.
  7. To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change; to draw in. Winter's on the way, and the nights are getting in.
  8. intransitive To arrive. What time does your flight get in?
  9. Synonym of drive out (To take up less space because the typesetter uses type that is thinner than the copy or the typesetter whites out more or squeezes in more lines on each page.)
  10. obsolete To produce fewer copies than anticipated.

interjection

  1. UK, slang An exclamation of joy at one's success. - You gained full marks in the exam. - Get in!

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