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- Dictionaryin/ɪn/
preposition
- 1. expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else: "I'm living in London" Similar Opposite
- 2. expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case: "they met in 1885" Similar
adverb
- 1. expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else: "come in" Similar Opposite
- 2. expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something: "we were locked in"
adjective
- 1. present at one's home or office: "we knocked at the door but there was no one in" Similar Opposite
- 2. fashionable: informal "pastels and light colours are in this year" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a position of influence with someone powerful or famous: informal "she got an in with the promising new artist"
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I've got something in (= on the surface of) my eye. They used to live in Paris, but now they're somewhere in Austria. He's always looking at himself in the mirror (= at the image of his face produced by the mirror). I never know what's going on in her head (= what she's thinking about).
: into sense 1. went in the house. 2. used as a function word to indicate means, medium, or instrumentality. written in pencil. bound in leather. 3. a. used as a function word to indicate limitation, qualification, or circumstance. alike in some respects. left in a hurry. b.
1. preposition A1. Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you move it so that it is enclosed by the container. He was in his car. ...clothes hanging in the wardrobe. Put the knives in the kitchen drawer. Mix the sugar and the water in a cup.
Definition of in preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When one thing is in another, it is surrounded by or within it, the way chocolate chips are in a bowl of cookie batter. In is a word with many different uses. A child can be in a sandbox, and a teenager can be in love.
I threw it in [= into] the garbage. 3. a — used to indicate that someone or something belongs to or is included as part of something. She used to play in [=as a member of] a band. There are 12 in a dozen. [=a dozen is equal to 12] b — used to indicate the existence of something or someone within a story, movie, etc.
This word is used before a noun that is abstract, cannot be touched, or refers to an occupation, interest, quality, characteristic, etc. It is used to show that the following noun includes or contains someone or something: He was an important character in the play (= The play includes this character).
Adjective. Idiom. Filter. preposition. Within the limits, bounds, or area of. Was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Contained or enclosed by; inside; within. In the room, in the envelope. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Wearing; clothed by. To dress in one's best.
Jun 16, 2024 · in, inside; encircled or confined by, with the following special senses: inside, within (a text or document) inside, within (one's mind) inside, in, indoors of. amongst, in a crowd of. wearing, having on, clad in. in a quality or mode: with the following special senses: affected by, under the influence of.
1. a prefix representing English in ( income; indwelling; inland , etc.), but used also as a verb-formative with transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force ( intrust; inweave , etc.). It often assumes the same forms as in- 2, such as en- 1, em- 1, im- 3. -in. 2.
