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English verb: get in | |||
| 1. | get in (motion) to come or go into | ||
| Samples | The boat entered an area of shallow marshes. | ||
| Synonyms | come in, enter, get into, go in, go into, move into | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | board, call at, dock, encroach upon, file in, get on, intrude, intrude on, invade, irrupt, obtrude upon, out in, penetrate, perforate, pop in, re-enter, take the field, take water, turn in, walk in | ||
| Antonyms | exit, get out, go out, leave | ||
| 2. | get in (social) succeed in a big way; get to the top | ||
| Samples | After he published his book, he had arrived. I don't know whether I can make it in science!. You will go far, my boy!. | ||
| Synonyms | arrive, go far, make it | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win | ||
| 3. | get in (possession) secure a place in a college, university, etc. | ||
| Synonyms | get into | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
| 4. | get in (motion) of trains; move into (a station) | ||
| Samples | The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station. | ||
| Synonyms | draw in, move in, pull in | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive, come, get | ||
| Verb group | close in, draw in | ||
| Antonyms | pull out, get out | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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