get in
— phrasal verb with get uk/ɡet/us/ɡet/verb present participle getting, past tense got, past participle got or US usually gotten
(ENTER)
B1 to succeed in entering a place, especially by using force or a trick:
They must have got in through the bathroom window.
More examples
- The doors and windows had been bricked up to prevent squatters from getting in.
- He banged his head on the car as he was getting in.
- We barred the door to stop anyone getting into the room.
- They've put barriers up to stop people (from) getting in.
- The minibus has a lift to help wheelchair users to get in.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- barge
- barge in
- be on the scene idiom
- been
- breaking and entering idiom
- bugger
- go down
- invade
- keep (sb/sth) out
- land
- let
- let sb/sth in
- loom
- pile
- pitch
- pitch invasion
- pitch up
- rock
- roll up! idiom
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(ARRIVE)
B1 to arrive at your home or the place where you work:
What time did you get in last night?
B1 If a train or other vehicle gets in at a particular time, that is when it arrives:
What time is the plane expected to get in?
More examples
- The train from Birmingham got in 20 minutes late.
- What time does the next flight get in?
- I check my email as soon as I get in.
- Try not to make too much noise when you get in.
- I'll have your dinner ready for you when you get in.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arriving, entering and invading
- annex
- barge
- barge in
- be on the scene idiom
- been
- breaking and entering idiom
- bugger
- go down
- invade
- keep (sb/sth) out
- land
- let
- let sb/sth in
- loom
- pile
- pitch
- pitch invasion
- pitch up
- rock
- roll up! idiom
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