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inside a container, place, or area, or surrounded or closed off by something: Is Mark still in bed? I got stuck in a traffic jam for half an hour. They live in a charming old house. How much is that coat on display in the window (= in the space behind the window of the shop)? I've got a pain in my back. What's that in your hand?
Jun 5, 2012 · : 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. (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2. (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3. (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.
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.
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.
In Definition. ĭn. inned, inning. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Preposition. Adverb. 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.
This word is used to indicate a change from one state to another: to break in half. This word is used with a noun to indicate the aim or purpose of something: speaking in honor of the event. This word is used with a noun that describes the color of something: The walls were in yellow. adv.
to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is: Economists normally define a recession as two successive quarters of negative growth. to explain and state the meaning and exact limits of something: a defined goal / objective.
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. a character in a story.
