go intosomething
phrasal verbwithgoverbuk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/present participlegoing|past tensewent|past participlegone
(START)
C1
tostartdoing aparticulartypeofwork:
My son'splanningto go intojournalism.
She'sdecidedto go intobusinessasafreelancecomputerprogrammer.
tostartanactivity, orstartto be in aparticularstateorcondition:
Thedrugis still beingtestedand will not go intocommercialproductionfor at least twoyears.
How manycompanieshave gone intoliquidation/receivershipduring thecurrentrecession?
Repeateddeaththreatshaveforcedthem to go intohiding.
Herbabywasbornthreehoursafter she went intolabour.
Some of thefansseemedto go intoatrancewhen sheappearedonstage.
- I'mgladshe's going intomedicine. It's a veryworthycalling.
- First she goes into adeeptranceand then thespiritvoicesstarttospeakthrough her.
- He's alwayswantedto go intoteaching.
- He goes into afitofrageover thesmallestmistake.
- She went into acomaanddiedwithoutrecoveringconsciousness.
Work, working and the workplace
- act assomething
- all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom
- assignment
- bandh
- be at workidiom
- grind
- hoop
- hotelling
- housekeeping
- in the line of dutyidiom
- induction
- industry
- job
- moonlight
- slave
- slog
- slouch
- spadework
- subtask
- sweat
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Applying for a job
Starting and beginning
(DISCUSS)
C2
todiscuss,examine,describe, orexplainsomething in adetailedorcarefulway:
This is the firstbookto go into herpersonallifeas well as herwork.
I'drathernot go into that now. Can wediscussitlater?
I'munableto go intodetail(s)at thisstagebecause I still have very littleinformationabout how theaccidenthappened.
- I won't go intodetailover thephone, but I've been having a fewhealthproblemsrecently.
- Without going into all thedetailsof thecase, it'simpossibletocomment.
- Thearticledidn't really go into thebackgroundof theevents.
- The star'sagenthaddistributedalistoftopicsthat thesingerwas notpreparedto go into.
- Although hementionshischildhoodin thebook, he never goes into it in muchdetail.
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- abstract
- anti-reductionism
- anti-reductionist
- broad brush
- broaden
- enlarge
- enlarge on/uponsomething
- expand
- expand onsomething
- expansively
- overgeneralization
- overgeneralize
- oversimplification
- oversimplify
- predigested
- specificity
- specify
- split hairsidiom
- standardization
- standardize
(BE USED)
C1mainlyUK
Iftime,money, oreffortgoes into aproductoractivity, it is used whenproducingor doing it:
Aconsiderableamountoftimeandefforthas gone into thisexhibition.
- A lot ofthoughtwent into thelayoutof theoffice.
- Ahugeamountofmoneyhas gone into thisproject.
- More of hertimewill need to go into thebusinessif it is to besuccessful.
- All of hisenergyhas been going intoorganizingtheconference. Nowonderhe'stired.
- Most of hissparetimegoes intohomeimprovement.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse
(HIT)
If avehiclegoes into something such as atreeor awall, ithitsit:
Theircarwastravellingat 50milesanhourwhen it went into thetree.
Synonym
collide
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- anti-collision
- anti-shock
- bang
- bowlsomeoneover
- bump
- cannon
- carom
- catch
- collision
- crash
- jog
- pile(something)up
- post-crash
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- scuff
- slam
- smash
- smashsomethingup
- strike