get in
[verb]
Synonyms: come, arrive, blow in, get, reach, show, show up, turn up

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English Thesaurus: arrive, get, reach, come, turn up, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

get in phrasal verb (see also get)

1. ENTER to enter a place, especially when this is difficult:
We managed to get in through a window.
The theatre was already full, and we couldn’t get in.

2. ARRIVE if a train, plane etc gets in at a particular time, it arrives at that time:
What time does the bus get in?
get in to
We get in to Heathrow at ten o'clock.

3. GET HOME to arrive home:
We didn’t get in until late.
What time do the boys get in from school?

4. BE ELECTED to be elected to a position of political power:
The Conservatives have promised to increase spending on health and education if they get in.

5. COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY to be allowed to be a student at a university, college etc:
I applied to Bristol University, but I didn’t get in.

6. BUY A SUPPLY get something ↔ in to buy a supply of something:
I must remember to get some food in for the weekend.

7. CROPS get something ↔ in to gather a crop and bring it to a sheltered place:
The whole village was involved with getting the harvest in.

8. ASK FOR WORKER get somebody ↔ in to ask someone to come to your home to do a job, especially to repair something:
We’ll have to get a plumber in.

9. GIVE SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY get something in to send something to a particular place or give it to a particular person:
Please can you get your essays in by Thursday.
It’s best to get your insurance claim in as quickly as possible.

10. DO SOMETHING get something ↔ in to manage to do something even though you do not have much time:
We’re hoping to get in a game of golf over the weekend.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.
land if a plane or the passengers on it land, they arrive on the ground:
We finally landed at 2 a.m.
They watched the planes taking off and landing.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

land an area that is owned by someone or that can be used for farming or building houses:
This is private land.
They moved to the country and bought some land.
farmland land that is used for farming:
The area is one of gently rolling hills and farmland.
territory land that belongs to a country or that is controlled by a country during a war:
His plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Chinese territory.
The army was advancing into enemy territory.
the grounds the gardens and land around a big building such as a castle, school, or hospital:
The grounds of the castle are open to visitors every weekend.
the school grounds
estate a large area of land in the country, usually with one large house on it and one owner:
The film is set on an English country estate.
arrive to get to the place you are going to:
I arrived at the party at around 7 o'clock.
They were due to arrive home from Spain yesterday.
get to arrive somewhere. Get is much more common in everyday English than arrive:
What time do you usually get to work?
I’ll call you when I get home.
reach to arrive somewhere, especially after a long journey:
When we finally reached the port, we were all very tired.
come if someone comes, they arrive at the place where you are:
She came home yesterday.
What time did the plumber say he’d come?
turn up (also show up) informal to arrive somewhere, especially when someone is waiting for you:
I’d arranged to meet Tom, but he never turned up.
roll in informal to arrive somewhere later than you should and not seem worried about it:
Rebecca usually rolls in around noon.
get in to arrive somewhere – used especially about people arriving home, or a plane, train etc arriving at an airport, station etc:
I usually get in at around 6 o'clock.
What time did your plane get in?
come in if a plane, train, or ship comes in, it arrives in the place where you are:
We liked to watch the cruise ships come in.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

get in
v. phr.
1. To be admitted.
Andy wants to go to medical school but his grades aren't good enough for him to get in.
2. To arrive.
What time does the plane from New York get in?
3. To enter.
"Get in the car, and let's go," Tom said in a hurry.
4. To put in stock; receive.
The store just got in a new shipment of shoes from China.

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