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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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Learn the meaning and usage of the preposition in in English with examples and explanations. Find out how to use in to express location, time, part, result, arrangement, age, involvement, wearing, comparison, characteristic, cause, and more.
- English (US)
IN meaning: 1. inside a container, place, or area, or...
- In All
IN ALL definition: 1. with everything added together to make...
- In a ... Place
IN A ... PLACE definition: 1. used to talk about someone's...
- Be Nothing/Not Much/Very Little in It
BE NOTHING/NOT MUCH/VERY LITTLE IN IT definition: 1. said...
- English (US)
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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.
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