getting in

Verb

get in (third-person singular simple present gets in, present participle getting in, simple past got in, past participle (UK) got in or (US) 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.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

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