Definition of 'into'
pronunciation note: Pronounced (ɪntuː) or (ɪntuː), particularly before pronouns and for meaning [sense 14].In addition to the uses shown below, into is used after some verbs and nouns in order to introduce extra information. Into is also used with verbs of movement, such as 'walk' and 'push', and in phrasal verbssuch as 'enter into' and 'talk into'.
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into in British English
preposition
3.
against; up against
he drove into a wall
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into in American English
preposition
1.
from the outside to the inside of; to the midst or depths of
walked into the house, jumped into the lake
3.
to the form, substance, or condition of
turned into a swan, divided into parts
7. US, Informal
involved in, interested in, or concerned with
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British English: into /ˈɪntuː; ˈɪntə/ PREPOSITION
put If you put one thing into another thing, you put the first thing inside the second thing.
Put the apples into a dish.
- American English: into
- Arabic: قِي
- Brazilian Portuguese: em um
- Chinese: 进入
- Croatian: u
- Czech: do
- Danish: ind i
- Dutch: in
- European Spanish: en
- Finnish: NO TRANSLATION
- French: dans
- German: hinein
- Greek: μέσα σε
- Italian: in
- Japanese: ・・・の中へ
- Korean: ...안으로
- Norwegian: inn i
- Polish: do o przestrzeni
- European Portuguese: no
- Romanian: în
- Russian: в
- Latin American Spanish: en
- Swedish: in i
- Thai: เข้าไปข้างใน
- Turkish: içeri
- Ukrainian: в
- Vietnamese: vào trong
British English: into /ˈɪntuː; ˈɪntə/ PREPOSITION
go If you go into a place or a vehicle, you move from being outside it to being inside it.
He got into the car and started the engine.
- American English: into
- Arabic: في
- Brazilian Portuguese: dentro
- Chinese: 进入…里
- Croatian: u
- Czech: do
- Danish: ind i
- Dutch: in
- European Spanish: en
- Finnish: jhk t. jtak kohti
- French: dansentrer dans
- German: in
- Greek: μέσα
- Italian: in
- Japanese: ・・・の中へ
- Korean: ~안으로
- Norwegian: inn
- Polish: do środka
- European Portuguese: para dentro de
- Romanian: în
- Russian: в
- Latin American Spanish: en
- Swedish: in i
- Thai: เข้าไปใน
- Turkish: içine
- Ukrainian: в
- Vietnamese: bên trong
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