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See also inn, INN, IN, ín, and Appendix:Variations of "in"

English[]

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in

Most common English words: of « and « to « #5: in » I » that » was

Pronunciation[]

Etymology 1[]

From Middle English, from Old English in

Preposition[]

Template:En-prep

  1. Contained by.
    The dog is in the kennel.
  2. Surrounded by.
    We are in the enemy camp.
    Her plane is in the air.
  3. Part of; a member of.
    One in a million.
  4. Pertaining to (that particular thing).
    He has passed in English.
  5. After a period of time.
    They said they would call us in a week.
  6. By virtue of; by means of
    In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
  7. Indicating an order or arrangement.
    My fat rolls around in folds.
  8. Into.
    Less water gets in your boots this way.
  9. During (said of periods of time)
    in the first week of December
    Easter falls in the fourth lunar month
    The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.
  10. Denoting a state of the subject.
    He stalked away in anger.
    John is in a coma.
  11. Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
    Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor is among his most popular.
    His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
  12. Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of writing, speaking, etc.
    When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
    He spoke in French, but his speech was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
Related terms[]
Translations[]
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Etymology 2[]

Old English inne

Adverb[]

In (not comparable)

  1. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially: at home or the office .
    Is Mr. Smith in?
  2. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
    Suddenly a strange man walked in.
  3. Template:Sports Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
    He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
  4. Template:UK abbreviation of in aid of.
    What's that in?
Translations[]
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Noun[]

Singular
In

Plural
{{{1}}}

In ({{{1}}})

  1. A position of power or a way to get it.
    His parents got him an in with the company
  2. (in games) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting
Antonyms[]
  • out
Translations[]

Adjective[]

In (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive
In

Comparative
{{{1}}}

Superlative
{{{2}}}

  1. In fashion; popular.
    Skirts are in this year.
Translations[]

Anagrams[]


Dutch[]

Pronunciation[]

Preposition[]

In

  1. in; expressing containment.
    De geest in de fles — the genie in the bottle

Synonyms[]

  • binnen

Antonyms[]

  • uit
  • buiten

Derived terms[]

  • ineens
  • induiken
  • indruk
  • ingaan
  • ingeven
  • inhouden
  • inkomen
  • inroepen
  • insluiten
  • inspreken
  • instellen
  • invoeren
  • invullen
  • invriezen
  • inzenden
  • inzetten

Postposition[]

In

  1. into
    • De jongen rende het huis in. — The boy ran into the house.

Synonyms[]

  • binnen

Antonyms[]

  • uit

German[]

Pronunciation[]

Preposition[]

In

  1. (in + dative) in; within; at; contained by
    Es ist im Haus. - "It is in the house."
  2. (in + dative) pertaining to
  3. (in + accusative) into
    Er geht ins Haus. - "He goes into the house."

Usage notes[]

The preposition in is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.

Derived terms[]

  • (in + dem) im m. and n.
  • (in + das) ins n.
  • in der Zwickmühle stecken

Interlingua[]

Preposition[]

in

  1. in

Italian[]

Pronunciation[]

Preposition[]

in

  1. in
  2. to
    Vado nella panetteria
    Vado dal panettiere
  3. into
  4. by

Usage notes[]

When followed by a definite article, in is combined with the article to give the following combined forms:

In + articleCombined form
in + ilnel
in + lonello
in + l'nell'
in + inei
in + glinegli
in + lanella
in + lenelle

Anagrams[]


Japanese[]

Noun[]

In (hiragana いん)

  1. : member
  2. : cause
  3. : rhyme

Latin[]

Preposition[]

in (+ ablative)

  1. in, at, on (space)
  2. within (time)

Preposition[]

in (+ accusative)

  1. into
  2. about
  3. according to

Derived terms[]

  • in cassum
  • in nuce
  • lupus in fabula
  • lupus in sermone
  • asinus in tegulis

For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

Descendants[]

  • French: en
  • Italian: in
  • Portuguese: em
  • Romanian: în
  • Spanish: en

Mapudungun[]

Verb[]

In (using Raguileo Alphabet)[[Category:Template:Arn verbs|In]]

  1. To eat.
  2. First-person singular realis mood form of in.

See also[]

  • kofketun
  • ilotun

Min Nan[]

Template:Zh-hanzi

Pronunciation[]

  • [[w:Template:Nan phonology|IPA]]: [ in˥˥ ]

Pronoun[]

Template:Nan-pronoun

  1. they
  2. their
  3. them

Usage notes[]

  • 亻因 should actually be written as a single character, but it is not included in the list of displayable characters.

See also[]

  • (Mandarin) trad. 他們, simpl. 他们 (tāmen) ("they", human)
  • (Mandarin) trad. 她們, simpl. 她们 (tāmen) ("they", human females only)
  • (Mandarin) trad. 它們, simpl. 它们 (tāmen) ("they", non-human)

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Old English[]

Etymology[]

Common Germanic *in, whence also Old High German in, Old Norse í

Preposition[]

in

  1. in

Old High German[]

Etymology[]

Common Germanic *in, whence also Old English in, Old Norse í

Preposition[]

In

  1. in

Old Irish[]

Etymology[]

From Proto-Celtic *sindo- (this) < Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (one) or Proto-Indo-European *so- (this); weak doublet of [[sin#Template:Sga|sin]] (this).

Article[]

In [[Category:Template:Sga articles|In]]

  1. the (masculine singular nominative/accusative; dual nominative/accusative/genitive)
    Beóigidir in spirut in corp in ḟect so. – "The spirit now quickens the body."
  2. Alternative spelling of ind.[[Category:Template:Sga alternative spellings]]
    Beóigidir in spirut in corp in ḟect so. – "The spirit now quickens the body."

Synonyms[]

  • [[int#Template:Sga|int]] (masculine singular nominative, used before a vowel)

Descendants[]

  • Irish: an
  • Scottish Gaelic: an
  • Manx: [[yn#Template:Gv|yn]]

Romanian[]

Etymology[]

From Latin līnum (flax).

Noun[]

In n. (plural inuri)

  1. flax

Declension[]



Romansch[]

Article[]

In m. (feminine ina)[[Category:Template:Rm articles|In]]

  1. (cardinal) a, an

Number[]

In m. (feminine ina)[[Category:Template:Rm numbers|In]]

  1. (cardinal) one

Slovene[]

Conjunction[]

In

  1. and

Swedish[]

Pronunciation[]

Adverb[]

in

  1. into, the direction "from out to in"

Antonyms[]

See also[]

  • inne

Vietnamese[]

Verb[]

in

  1. to print

Volapük[]

Preposition[]

In

  1. in

West Frisian[]

Article[]

In [[Category:Template:Fy articles|In]]

  1. a, an

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