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  • 11into — [[t]ɪntuː[/t]] ♦ (Pronounced [[t]ɪntuː[/t]] or [[t]ɪ̱ntuː[/t]], particularly before pronouns and for meaning 14.) 1) PREP If you put one thing into another, you put the first thing inside the second. Combine the remaining ingredients and put them …

    English dictionary

  • 12into — in|to W1S1 [ ıntə before vowels ıntu strong ıntu:] prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(to the inside of something)¦ 2¦(becoming involved)¦ 3¦(changing)¦ 4¦(hitting something)¦ 5¦(direction)¦ 6¦(time)¦ 7¦(finding out)¦ 8¦(dividing numbers)¦ 9 be into something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13into — before vowels; strong / Intu:/ preposition 1 INSIDE CONTAINER, PLACE, AREA in order to be inside something or to be in a place or area: I saw Jim this morning; he was going into the paper shop. | Sue got back into bed and pulled the quilt over… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14into — /in tooh/; unstressed /in too, teuh/, prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The train chugged into the station. 2. toward or in the direction of: going into town. 3. to a point of contact with; against: backed into a… …

    Universalium

  • 15into */*/*/ — weak [ˈɪntə] , weak [ˈɪntʊ] , strong [ˈɪntuː] preposition 1) moving to the inside moving from the outside to the inside of a place or container She got into her car and drove away.[/ex] Hundreds of athletes marched into the stadium for the… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 16into — We say to go into/come into etc. = enter (a room/building etc.): I opened the door and went into the room. Don t wait outside! Come into the house. The man the police were chasing ran into a shop. A bird flew into the room through the window. We… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17into — in•to [[t]ˈɪn tu[/t]] unstressed [[t] tʊ, tə[/t]] prep. 1) to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room[/ex] 2) toward or in the direction of: going into town[/ex] 3) to a point of contact with; against: backed into a parked car[/ex] 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18into — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from 2in + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. used as a function word to indicate entry, introduction, insertion, superposition, or inclusion < came into the house > < enter into an&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 19intó — prep w.d.a. into, to, against, in; w.d. into (with verbs of going, bearing, sending); (1) w.d. into the possession of; hé sealde twá in Níwe mynstre he sold 2 into the possession on New Monestary; (1a) of political supremacy; (2) implying&#8230; …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 20into — /ˈɪntu / (say intooh), before consonants /ˈɪntə / (say intuh) preposition 1. in to; in and to (expressing motion or direction towards the inner part of a place or thing, and hence entrance or inclusion within limits, or change to new&#8230; …