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Definición de “go into sth” en inglés

go into sth



C1 to start doing a particular type of work: My son's planning to go into journalism. She's decided to go into business as a freelance computer programmer.Work, working and the workplaceWorking hours and periods of workRecruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs to start an activity, or start to be in a particular state or condition: The drug is still being tested and will not go into commercial production for at least two years. How many companies have gone into liquidation/receivership during the current recession? Repeated death threats have forced them to go into hiding. Her baby was born three hours after she went into labour. Some of the fans seemed to go into a trance when she appeared on stage.Starting and beginningStarting again


C2 to discuss, examine, describe, or explain something in a detailed or careful way: This is the first book to go into her personal life as well as her work. I'd rather not go into that now. Can we discuss it later? I'm unable to go into detail(s) at this stage because I still have very little information about how the accident happened.Elaborating, specifying and simplifying


C1 mainly UK If time, money, or effort goes into a product or activity, it is used when producing or doing it: A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into this exhibition.Using and misusing


If a vehicle goes into something such as a tree or a wall, it hits it: Their car was travelling at 50 miles an hour when it went into the tree.
Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
(Definition of go into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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