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In

//ən// adj, adv, name, noun, prep, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective

1
Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work. not-comparable
"Is Mr. Smith in?"
2
Located inside something. not-comparable
"Little by little I pushed the snake into the basket, until finally all of it was in."
3
Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
"If the tennis ball bounces on the line then it's in."
4
Inserted or fitted into something.
"I've discovered why the TV wasn't working – the plug wasn't in!"
5
Having been collected or received.
"The replies to the questionnaires are now all in."

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6
In fashion; popular.
"Skirts are in this year."
7
Incoming.
"the in train"
8
Furled or stowed.
9
Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
"You can't get round the headland when the tide's in."
10
With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
"in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband"
11
Currently batting.
12
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
"He is very in with the Joneses."
13
Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person. informal
"I need to keep in with the neighbours in case I ever need a favour from them."
14
(British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
"Blocks of compressed coal keep the fire in for a long time, but they give out very little heat."
15
Having used, consumed , or invested a certain amount.
"I'm three drinks in right now."

Adjective

1
currently fashionable wordnet
2
directed or bound inward wordnet
3
holding office wordnet

Adverb

1
At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room. not-comparable
"Suddenly a strange man walked in."
2
Towards the speaker or other reference point. not-comparable
"They flew in from London last night."
3
So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something. not-comparable
"Bring the water to the boil and drop the vegetables in."
4
After the beginning of something. not-comparable
"The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in."
5
Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest. in-compounds, not-comparable
"sing-in, pray-in, hug-in; see also be-in, love-in, sit-in, teach-in."

Adverb

1
to or toward the inside of wordnet

Proper Noun

1
Abbreviation of Indiana: a state of the United States. abbreviation, alt-of

Noun

1
A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
"His parents got him an in with the company."
2
Abbreviation of inch or inches. abbreviation, alt-of
"Donaldson is not by any means one of God’s chosen entertainment-industry stars. He’s not especially handsome, and neither is he particularly funny-looking. At 6ft 5in, and with the sparse reddish beard he nowadays sports, he has the charmingly awkward aspect of a teen who has recently put on a growth spurt and hasn’t quite settled into himself."
3
Abbreviation of integrase. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
4
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot wordnet
5
One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office. in-plural
"This memoir has nothing to do with the question between the ins and the outs; it is intended neither to support nor to assail the administration; it is general in its views upon a general and national subject; […]"

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6
Abbreviation of internegative; a type of film stock, most commonly used regarding 35mm motion picture negative abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
7
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite wordnet
8
The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.

Preposition

1
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Contained by; inside.
"The dog is in the kennel."
2
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Within the bounds or limits of.
"I like living in the city."
3
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Surrounded by; among; amidst.
"We are in the enemy camp."
4
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Wearing (an item of clothing).
"I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress."
5
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Expressing abstract containment.
"There wasn't much of interest in her speech."

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6
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
"You are one in a million."
7
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; During (a period of time).
"My birthday is in the first week of December."
8
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
"Will you be able to finish this in a week?"
9
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; At the end of (a period of time).
"They said they would call us in a week."
10
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.; Characterized by.
"Many English nouns in -is form their plurals in -es, while those in kn- are pronounced just /n/-."
11
Into.
"Less water gets in your boots this way."
12
By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose.
"In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment."
13
Indicating an order or arrangement.
"My fat rolls around in folds."
14
Denoting a state of the subject.
"He stalked away in anger."
15
Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
"You've got a friend in me."
16
Pertaining to; with regard to.
"There has been no change in his condition."
17
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.; In the form of, in the denomination of.
"Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties."
18
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.; Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
"Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular."

Verb

1
To enclose. obsolete, transitive
2
To take in; to harvest. obsolete, transitive
"He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop."

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *h₁en Preposition and verb from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in. Adverb, noun and adjective from Middle English in, from Old English inn and inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Sense 1/2 "in"/"into" are from the original PIE prefix, with locative/accusative case respectively. Sense 3/4 "qualification"/"means" are from the PIE metaphor of all infinitives coming from locatives.

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