Get into means to climb into a car or taxi, or to be accepted by a university, school or team. The first meaning is about a small enclosed space you climb into and sit down in: get into a car. The second is about being accepted after a selection process: get into university.
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get into + a car/a taxi; get into + university/a good school/a team; get in (no object)
- We got into a taxi outside the station and gave the driver the hotel address.
- She worked hard all year and got into a good university in Manchester.
What changed
First versionMy brother got in university on his second attempt.
RevisionMy brother got into university on his second attempt.
Got in university may look natural, but it is wrong. When the meaning is being accepted, you need into before the name of the university, school or team: got into university. Without an object, say get in: He applied to Oxford and got in.
You get into a car or taxi, but get on a bus, train or plane: get on the bus. In conversation, get into has a third meaning, 'to become interested in': I got into jazz at school.
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We ___ the taxi and asked the driver to hurry to the airport.
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got into — A taxi is a car, and you get into a car, so got into. Got on is for a bus, train or plane, where you can stand up and walk along inside.
Write about a place you got into or want to get into: a university, college or course. Say what helped or will help you get in.
I got into a design college in Riga because I spent a year building a strong portfolio.
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