Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get in on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.16 in modern English

Syllables: get in on
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Mr. Stetzle sighed. "Gee, I wish I could get in on something like that. Running a chopmill is a mighty slow way to get rich.""
"Of course, a lot of them say it is just their luck because they are not good enough grabbers to get in on anything like that."
"If you absorbed the rise of cryptocurrencies, this all may feel a bit less foreign. Likewise if you’ve kept up with the (market) story of Tesla, whose founder, Elon Musk, who has gone to war with short sellers, got in on the GameStop action this week."

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets in on (present, singular) getting in on (participle, present) got in on (past) got in on (UK, participle) gotten in on (US, participle)

Phrases

get in on the act

Questions

What does get in on mean?: To gain participation in an activity, especially an attractive one.

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