into
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.
Pronunciation edit
- (stressed)
- (unstressed, before consonants) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tə/
- (unstressed, before vowels) IPA(key): /ˈɪn.tʊ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (unstressed, before consonants) -ɪntə
- Hyphenation: in‧to
Preposition edit
into
- To or towards the inside of.
- Mary danced into the house.
- Pour the wine into the decanter.
- The nomads shave intricate designs into their camels' fur.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 2:
- He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.
- 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1-0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:
- This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.
- To or towards the region of.
- We left the house and walked into the street.
- The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.
- Against, especially with force or violence.
- The car crashed into the tree.
- I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.
- Indicates transition into another form or substance.
- I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.
- Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!
- 2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., →ISBN, page 25:
- His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless.
- Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
- A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.
- 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
- Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.
- After the start of.
- About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- " […] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably." And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.
- (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
- She's really into Shakespeare right now.
- My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.
- (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
- Three into two won't go.
- 24 goes into 48 how many times?
- (Britain, archaic, India, mathematics) Expressing the operation of multiplication.[1]
- Five into three is fifteen.
- Investigating the subject (of).
- There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.
Derived terms edit
- ace into
- a into g
- back into
- back oneself into a corner
- bash into shape
- beat into
- beat into a cocked hat
- beat into fits
- beat into shape
- beat one's swords into ploughshares
- beat one's swords into plowshares
- bounce into
- box oneself into a corner
- break into
- break into a run
- bring into being
- bring into line
- bring into play
- build into
- bump into
- burst into
- burst into flame
- burst into flames
- burst into flower
- burst into tears
- buy into
- call into doubt
- call into question
- check into
- click into gear
- come into
- come into being
- come into effect
- come into force
- come into one's own
- come into play
- come into the world
- coming into force
- coming into the world
- controlled flight into terrain
- cry into one's beer
- dial into
- dig into
- dig oneself into a hole
- dip a toe into
- dip into
- disappear into thin air
- draw into
- drive into the ground
- drive something into the ground
- eat into
- enough sense to pound sand into a rathole
- enter into
- enter into the equation
- fall back into
- fall into
- fall into a trap
- fall into oneself
- fall into one's lap
- fall into place
- fall into the wrong hands
- feed into
- fit into
- fly into a rage
- gazinta
- get into
- get into character
- get into one's stride
- get into shape
- get into someone's head
- get into someone's pants
- get into the act
- get into the wrong hands
- get into trouble
- get one's a into g
- get one's ass into gear
- get one's claws into
- get one's hooks into
- get one's teeth into
- get stuck into
- give into
- go gentle into that good night
- go into
- go into one's shell
- go off into the weeds
- grow into
- heave into sight
- heave into view
- hit into the long grass
- into detail
- into space
- into the bargain
- into the stratosphere
- into the wide blue yonder
- into thin air
- it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God
- Journey into Space
- jump into action
- key into
- kick into the long grass
- kick into touch
- knock into a cocked hat
- knock into shape
- knock someone into the middle of next week
- knock some sense into
- lace into
- lam into
- launch into
- lay into
- lean into
- leap into action
- lick into shape
- lick into shape
- light into
- lock into
- look into
- luck into
- make into
- melt into
- offence taken into consideration
- offence to be taken into consideration
- once more into the breach
- out of the frying pan and into the fire
- paint oneself into a corner
- pale into insignificance
- piss into the wind
- pitch into
- play into someone's hands
- plough into
- plough into
- plow into
- plug into
- plunge into
- poke one's nose into
- pound sand into a rathole
- pour honey into one's ear
- press into service
- pull into
- punt into the long grass
- push into the long grass
- put into action
- put into effect
- put into practice
- put into words
- put one's back into
- put one's shoulder into
- put one's whole pussy into
- put something into perspective
- put the fear of God into
- read into
- ride off into the sunset
- rip into
- rolled into one
- rope into
- rub the fear of God into
- run into
- run into a brick wall
- run into one
- run into the ground
- see into
- see into a millstone
- settle into
- sign into
- sign into law
- sink one's teeth into
- slide into the DMs
- slip into
- slip into something more comfortable
- spit into the wind
- spring into action
- squeeze into
- stare into space
- step into someone's shoes
- step into the breach
- stick one's nose into
- stop into
- suck into
- swing into action
- take into account
- take into consideration
- take it into one's head
- take law into one's own hands
- take matters into one's own hands
- take the law into one's own hands
- talk into
- talk someone into something
- tap into
- tear into
- throw a monkey wrench into the works
- throw an ant into a sty
- throw a spanner into the works
- throw a wrench into the works
- throw into a cocked hat
- throw oneself into
- throw one's hat into the ring
- toss one's hat into the ring
- tuck into
- turn into
- turn into a pumpkin
- turn something into an art form
- vanish into thin air
- walk into
- weep into one's beer
- whip into shape
- work into the ground
- you can't get a quart into a pint pot
- you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube
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References edit
- ^ “into”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Proto-Finnic *inta + -o (compare dialectal inta, Estonian ind, Livonian ind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Swedish inna (“achievement, accomplishment”)).
Alternatively, a Uralic origin has been proposed. Compare Komi-Zyrian ӧд (öd, “speed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
into
- eagerness, enthusiasm
- odottaa innolla (+ partitive) ― to look forward to
- passion, fervour/fervor, ardour/ardor
- zeal, fanaticism
Usage notes edit
- "for X" = the illative, allative (general) or translative case (to emphasize the purpose or goal), "to (verb)" = the first infinitive (general) or the translative case of the -minen noun (to emphasize the purpose or goal).
Declension edit
Inflection of into (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) | ||||
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nominative | into | innot | ||
genitive | innon | intojen | ||
partitive | intoa | intoja | ||
illative | intoon | intoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | into | innot | ||
accusative | nom. | into | innot | |
gen. | innon | |||
genitive | innon | intojen | ||
partitive | intoa | intoja | ||
inessive | innossa | innoissa | ||
elative | innosta | innoista | ||
illative | intoon | intoihin | ||
adessive | innolla | innoilla | ||
ablative | innolta | innoilta | ||
allative | innolle | innoille | ||
essive | intona | intoina | ||
translative | innoksi | innoiksi | ||
abessive | innotta | innoitta | ||
instructive | — | innoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (eagerness, enthusiasm): innokkuus, innostus
- (passion, fervo(u)r, ardo(u)r): intohimo
- (zeal, fanaticism): kiihko
Derived terms edit
- adjectives: innokas
- adverbs: innoissaan
- nouns: virkaintoisuus
- verbs: innostaa, innota
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “into”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Ligurian edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of inte (“in”) + o m sg (“the”, definite article).
Pronunciation edit
Contraction edit
into
- in the (+ a masculine name in the singular)
- 1984, “Sinàn Capudàn Pascià”, in Fabrizio De André (lyrics), Mauro Pagani (music), Crêuza de mä [Muletrack by the sea], performed by Fabrizio De André:
- Into mêzo do mâ gh'è 'n péscio tondo / che, quando o vedde e brutte, o va 'nscio fondo
- In the middle of the sea is a round fish, that goes to the bottom when things turn ugly
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit
Middle English edit
Preposition edit
into
- Alternative spelling of in-to
Neapolitan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
into
- in (surrounded by)
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
intō
Descendants edit
Southern Ndebele edit
Noun edit
întó class 9 (plural ízintó class 10)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
íntó class 9 (plural ízintó class 10)
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yemsa edit
Noun edit
into
References edit
- David Appleyard, Beja as a Cushitic language, in Egyptian and Semito-Hamitic (Afro-Asiatic) Studies: In Memoriam W. Vycichl (Yem into "mother")
Zulu edit
Etymology edit
From in- + -tha (“to name, to choose”) + -o. Compare with a similar derivation in Swahili jambo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
întó class 9 (plural ízintó class 10)
Inflection edit
Class 9/10 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | into | izinto | ||
Locative | entweni | ezintweni | ||
Singular | Plural | |||
Full form | into | izinto | ||
Simple form | nto | zinto | ||
Locative | entweni | ezintweni | ||
Copulative | yinto | yizinto | ||
Possessive forms | ||||
Singular | Plural | |||
Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
Class 1 | wento | owento | wezinto | owezinto |
Class 2 | bento | abento | bezinto | abezinto |
Class 3 | wento | owento | wezinto | owezinto |
Class 4 | yento | eyento | yezinto | eyezinto |
Class 5 | lento | elento | lezinto | elezinto |
Class 6 | ento | awento | ezinto | awezinto |
Class 7 | sento | esento | sezinto | esezinto |
Class 8 | zento | ezento | zezinto | ezezinto |
Class 9 | yento | eyento | yezinto | eyezinto |
Class 10 | zento | ezento | zezinto | ezezinto |
Class 11 | lwento | olwento | lwezinto | olwezinto |
Class 14 | bento | obento | bezinto | obezinto |
Class 15 | kwento | okwento | kwezinto | okwezinto |
Class 17 | kwento | okwento | kwezinto | okwezinto |
References edit
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-tho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-tho (2-6.3)”