go into sth
(START) — phrasal verb with go /ɡəʊ/
/ɡoʊ/ verb (present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone)Definition
C1 to start doing a particular type of work: My son's planning to go into journalism. She's decided to go into business as a freelance computer programmer.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of workRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs › to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition: The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years. How many companies have gone into liquidation/receivership during the current recession? Repeated death threats have forced them to go into hiding. Her baby was born three hours after she went into labour. Some of the fans seemed to go into a trance when she appeared on stage.Starting and beginningStarting again
(Definition of go into sth (START) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anoint verb (FOR A JOB)
- applicant noun
- appoint verb (PERSON)
- appointed adjective (PERSON)
- appointee noun
- golden hello noun
- handpicked adjective
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