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get in

verb

Meaning

  • To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively.

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

  • To enter a place; to gain access.

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

  • To secure membership at a selective school.

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

  • To be elected to some office.

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

  • (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."

  • To arrive.

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

interjection

Meaning

  • An exclamation of joy at one's success.