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Into

//ˈɪn.tuː// name, prep, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Preposition
  1. 1
    To or towards the inside of.

    "Mary danced into the house."

  2. 2
    To or towards the region of.

    "We left the house and walked into the street."

  3. 3
    Against, especially with force or violence.

    "The car crashed into the tree."

  4. 4
    Indicates transition into another form or substance.

    "I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale."

  5. 5
    Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.

    "A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers."

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  1. 6
    After the start of.

    "About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board."

  2. 7
    Interested in or attracted to. colloquial

    "She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now."

  3. 8
    Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".

    "How many times does 24 go into 48?"

  4. 9
    Expressing the operation of multiplication. British, India, archaic

    "Five into three is fifteen."

  5. 10
    Investigating the subject (of).

    "There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations."

  6. 11
    Attacking or fighting a person. colloquial

    "I'll be d—d if I don't sarve out that ould cantin', cheatin', blackguard, Meeks! As sure as eggs is eggs, I'll be into him like a thousand o' bricks!"

Etymology

From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.

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