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Into

/ˈɪn.tuː/

To or towards the inside of.

📖 Definitions of "Into"

preposition
  1. 1

    To or towards the inside of.

    "Mary danced into the house."

  2. 2

    To or towards the region of.

    "The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky."

  3. 3

    Against, especially with force or violence.

    "I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall"

  4. 4

    Indicates transition into another form or substance.

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

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Into"

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WordDefinition
tillnoun(chiefly British) A cash register.
joinverb(transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
onto(mathematics, of a function) Attaining each of the values in its codomain; having its image equal to its codomain.
southnounThe direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the southern side of the invariable plane.
novanoun(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
integrateverb(transitive) To include as a constituent part or functionality.
partnounA portion; a component.
incorporateverb(transitive) To include (something) as a part.
alongOnward, forward, with progressive action.
partakingnounThe act of taking part in something.
accessnoun(uncountable) The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
entrancenoun(countable) The place of entering, as a gate or doorway.
entrynounAn item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.
enteringnounaction of the verb to enter
investigateverb(transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
destinationnoun(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
acrossnounFrom one side to the other.
enterverb(intransitive) To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
doingnounA deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
prepositionnoun(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

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