go into

phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "go into":
present tense I/you/we/they go into he/she/it goes into present participle going into past tense went into past participle gone into

1) go into something to start working in a particular type of job or business

Alex has decided to go into nursing.

Eric went into the army right after school.

2) go into something to change to a different movement, state, or condition, usually a worse one

Her car went into a dangerous spin.

Fur sales went into a steep decline last month.

One of the victims went into a coma and died.

3) go into something to talk about something in a lot of detail

That's a good question, but I don't want to go into it now.

The company is refusing to go into detail about its offer.

4) go into something to be used or spent in order to do something

Over 50% of the budget went into the design of the equipment.

go into doing something:

Months of hard work have gone into making tonight's ceremony a success.

5) go into something to start an explanation or statement, especially a long and boring one

He went into a long rant about the high price of petrol.

6) go into something if a smaller number goes into a larger number, the larger number can be divided by the smaller a particular number of times

5 goes into 25 5 times.

4 into 20 goes 5.

9 into 23 won't go.

7) go into something to crash into something

The truck swerved violently and went into a wall.