phrasal verb

Go in

No. 54 most commonLetter GInseparable

2Sections

Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc.

Meanings

  • Go to hospital for treatment, surgery, etc. (intransitive, International English)
  • Fit (intransitive, International English)
  • Disappear, become obscured by a cloud (intransitive, International English)
  • Attack (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • He WENT IN for a triple bypass operation two days ago.
  • The cable GOES IN here.
  • The sun has GONE IN.
  • The troops WENT IN at dawn.

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