Get in

verb

Word Frequency: 9.9

Definitions

1.verbTo get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

"He tried to go after the ball but couldn't get in the game."

2.verbTo enter a place; to gain access.

"If you want to get in, you'll need the gate code and a key."

3.verbTo secure membership at a selective school.

"All of our students who applied to university got in."

4.verbTo be elected to some office.

"Do the early results say our candidate will get in?"

5.verb(of evenings or nights) To become dark earlier as a result of seasonal change; to draw in.

"Winter's on the way, and the nights are getting in."

6.verbTo arrive.

"It was gone 9 o'clock by the time I got in from work last night."

7.interjectionAn exclamation of joy at one's success.

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