into.
To or towards the inside of.
Meaning & usage
To or towards the inside of.
Mary danced into the house.
Pour the wine into the decanter.
To or towards the region of.
We left the house and walked into the street.
The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.
To the condition or state.
They lulled us into thinking we still had time.
Against, especially with force or violence.
The car crashed into the tree.
I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.
Indicates transition into another form or substance.
I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.
Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!
Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.
After the start of.
About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
Interested in or attracted to.
She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now.
My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.
Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with “goes”.
How many times does 24 go into 48?
Three goes into six two times.
Expressing the operation of multiplication.
Five into three is fifteen.
Investigating the subject (of).
There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.
Attacking or fighting a person.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.
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