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goes in on

goes in on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go in on.

Meaning of go in on

Verb

go in on (third-person singular simple present goes in on, present participle going in on, simple past went in on, past participle gone in on)

  1. To contribute money for a joint purchase.
    • As they'd expected, Nino had turned them down when they'd asked their future brother-in-law to go in on the purchase.2008, Karen Tintori, Unto the Daughters, →ISBN
  2. To participate in; to join.
    • For example, one veteran officer advised a rookie, “The only reason to go in on a pursuit is not to get the perpetrator but to pull the cop who gets there first offa the guy before he kills him.”1981, James M. Henslin, Down to Earth Sociology, →ISBN

Questions about goes in on

What is goes in on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes in on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go in on.

Words near goes in on in the dictionary

  1. goes hungry
  2. goes in
  3. goes in at one ear and at out the other
  4. goes in circles
  5. goes in off
  6. goes in on
  7. goes in one ear and out the other
  8. goes in the out door
  9. goes in unto
  10. goes in with
  11. goes into

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