get in

To move inside a place or vehicle.

• Open the door and get in.
• We got in the car and drove home.
• How did the cat get in the cupboard?

How to use it: get in something (Get in the taxi before it starts raining.)

Similar words: enter, go in

Opposites: get out

Common phrases: get in something, get in quickly, get in freely, get in somehow

To be accepted as a student by a school or university.

• I applied to college and got in.
• Her grades were excellent, so she got in easily.
• Did your brother get in after his interview?

Similar words: be accepted, be admitted

Common phrases: get in anywhere, get in easily

To arrive at a place, especially home or a station or airport.

• What time does your train get in?
• I got in late last night.
• Their flight will get in tomorrow morning.

How to use it: get in at something (Our train gets in at six.)

Similar words: arrive, reach home

Opposites: leave, depart

Common phrases: get in late, get in tomorrow

To win an election and gain a position in government.

• Our candidate got in this time.
• If the party gets in, it promises to lower taxes.
• Do you think she will get in again?

Similar words: be elected, win office

Common phrases: get in again, get in easily

If the nights do this, it becomes dark earlier each evening as winter approaches.

• The nights are getting in now.
• By October, the nights had got in noticeably.
• Have you noticed how quickly the nights are getting in?

How to use it: the nights get in (The nights get in earlier as autumn approaches.)

Similar words: draw in

Common phrases: nights get in, nights get in earlier

An excited shout when you or someone you support succeeds.

• Get in! We won!
• Get in! I passed my driving test!
• Get in, lads! That was a brilliant goal!

Similar words: yes, hooray

Common phrases: get in mate, get in lads