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to get in
[phrase form: get]
01
to successfully secure admission to a college, university, or similar institution
Transitive: to get in to a college or university
02
to arrive at home or at the place where one works
Intransitive: to get in point in time
03
(of a train, airplane, etc.) to arrive at a particular place
Intransitive: to get in | to get in somewhere | to get in point in time
04
to physically enter a vehicle, such as a car or taxi
Transitive: to get in a vehicle
05
to successfully enter a place even when it is hard to do so
Transitive: to get in a place
Intransitive
06
to be elected to a political office or position
Linking Verb: to get in as a political position
07
to find a way to do or say something within a limited time or opportunity
Transitive: to get in an activity or remark
08
to request or invite someone to come to one's home or place to perform a specific task
Transitive: to get in a professional
09
to gather or collect something, often for a specific purpose or requirement
Transitive: to get in sth
10
to purchase a supply of something, typically in preparation for a future need or occasion
Transitive: to get in a resource
get in
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Example
Getting in to a competitive college often requires high grades and test scores.
They celebrated when their daughter got in to the Ivy League school.
He worked hard to get in to the prestigious engineering program.
She was thrilled to get in to her first-choice university.
Admission to the medical school was highly competitive, but she managed to get in.
