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go in

[ɡoʊ ɪn]
verb (phrasal verb)
entrar, ir para dentro
1. to enter a place or building
She went in through the front door.
Ela entrou pela porta da frente.
2. to be placed or inserted into something
The key won't go in the lock.
A chave não entra na fechadura.
3. to participate or be involved in something
Are you going in on the lottery ticket with us?
Você vai participar da loteria conosco?
4. to attack or confront someone
He went in hard against his opponent.
Ele atacou seu oponente com força.
5. to be admitted or accepted
His application went in last week.
Sua inscrição foi enviada na semana passada.
NYC Slang
go in - used similarly in NYC slang, as in 'let's go in' (enter a venue)
Synonyms
entercome ingo insidestep in
Antonyms
go outexitleave

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
entrar, ir para dentro
most common usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
entrar, ir pra dentro
informal with contraction of 'para'
São Paulo
entrar, ir para dentro
standard usage
Portugal
entrar, ir para dentro
identical to Brazilian Portuguese in most contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

go in for something (participar de, gostar de)
go in with (fazer parceria com, entrar em sociedade)
go in blind (entrar sem conhecimento prévio)
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