Phrasal verbs with into are very common in everyday speech. The meaning of into in phrasal verbs usually shows movement towards something, involvement, or transformation. For example, run into means to meet by chance, while turn into means to change into something different.
To learn English phrasal verbs with into, it helps to group them by themes:
- Movement / Contact: bump into, crash into, run into
- Change / Transformation: turn into, grow into, change into
- Investigation / Focus: look into, dig into, check into
- Persuasion / Involvement: talk into, trick into
Tips for memorization
- Visualize the action of “going inside” or “entering a situation.”
- Make your own sentences — e.g., He bumped into an old friend at the station.
- Learn in small groups from a list of phrasal verbs with into instead of one by one.
Full list of phrasal verbs with into
break into
enter a place by force
bump into
to meet someone unexpectedly
check into
to register at a hotel or hospital
dig into
to investigate or examine closely
get into
to enter (a place, vehicle, or situation)
go into
to enter or move inside (a place)
look into
investigate
run into
meet someone unexpectedly
talk into
to persuade someone to do something
turn into
change or transform into something