go into sth
— phrasal verb with go uk
/ɡəʊ/ us
/ɡoʊ/ verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone
(START)
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.
› 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?
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- I'm glad she's going into medicine. It's a very worthy calling.
- First she goes into a deep trance and then the spirit voices start to speak through her.
- He's always wanted to go into teaching.
- He goes into a fit of rage over the smallest mistake.
- She went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness.
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Work, working and the workplace
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(DISCUSS)
C2 to discuss, examine, describe, or explain something in a detailed or careful way:
I'm unable to go into detail(s) at this stage because I still have very little information about how the accident happened.
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- I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
- Without going into all the details of the case, it's impossible to comment.
- The article didn't really go into the background of the events.
- The star's agent had distributed a list of topics that the singer was not prepared to go into.
- Although he mentions his childhood in the book, he never goes into it in much detail.
(BE USED)
C1 mainly UK If time, money, or effort goes into a product or activity, it is used when producing or doing it:
A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.
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- A lot of thought went into the layout of the office.
- A huge amount of money has gone into this project.
- More of her time will need to go into the business if it is to be successful.
- All of his energy has been going into organizing the conference. No wonder he's tired.
- Most of his spare time goes into home improvement.
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(HIT)
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