phrasal verb · neutral
get into
UK/ɡet ˈɪntə/US/ɡet ˈɪntuː/GET·IN·TO
1) To become interested or involved in something; 2) To be accepted by an institution; 3) To enter somewhere.
Examples
“She got into painting during the lockdown.”
“He got into his first-choice university last year.”
“I tried to get into the house but the door was locked.”
Band 8 sentence
“After attending several workshops, he really got into environmental activism and now volunteers every weekend.”
Collocations
- get into a hobby
- get into university
Word family
Common mistakes
I got in university→I got into university / I got in to the room
She got into music last year→She got into music last year
Say it for a higher band
5become interested in→6be accepted into→7+get into
Synonyms
be accepted into
become interested in
Easily confused
get in
“She got in the car and we drove off.”
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