in

in

in¹ [in]

prep.

[ME < OE, akin to Ger in < IE base * en- > Gr en, L in (OL en), OIr in, OSlav on-, Sans an-]

1. contained or enclosed by; inside; within [in the room, in the envelope]

2. wearing; clothed by [to dress in one's best]

3. during the course of [done in a day]

4. at or before the end of [return in an hour]

5. perceptible to (one of the senses) [the town is in sight; he told a lie in my hearing]

6. limited by the scope of [in my opinion]

7.

a) being a member of or worker at [in the navy, in business]

b) being a student at [she's in college]

c) being an inmate of [to be in prison]

8. out of a group or set of [one in ten will fail]

9. amidst; surrounded by [in a storm, in total darkness]

10. affected by (a specified state or condition); having [he's in trouble; they were in tears]

11. engaged or occupied by (an activity or process) [in a search for truth, deep in thought]

12. with regard to; as concerns [weak in faith, to vary in size, six feet two in height]

13. so as to form; arranged to produce the form or shape of [hair done in curls, standing in a line]

14. with; by; using [to paint in oils, written in English, sculpture done in wood]

15. because of; for [to cry in pain]

16. by way of; for the purpose of [do this in my defense]

17. as a part of the capacity or function of; belonging to [he didn't have it in him to cheat; can you find it in yourself to forgive her?]

18. into [break it in two; come in the house ]: when the idea of motion from outside to inside is intended, into is generally preferred

19. living or located at [vacationing in Venice] In expresses inclusion with relation to space, place, time, state, circumstances, manner, quality, substance, a class, a whole, etc.

adv.

1. from a point outside to one inside [to invite visitors in]

2. to or toward a certain place or direction [he flies in today, they live ten miles in]

3. at or inside one's home, office, etc. [forced to stay in for a day]

4.

a) so as to be contained by a certain space or condition

b) so as to be in office or power

5. so as to be agreeing or involved [he fell in with our plans]

6. so as to form a part [mix in the cream]

adj.

1. that is successful or in power [the in group]

2. inner; inside

3. coming or going inside or inward [the in door, the in boat]

4. completed, gathered, counted, etc. [the votes are in]

5. Informal profiting to the extent of [to be in $100]

6. Informal currently smart, popular, fashionable, etc. [an in place to go]

7. Informal known to or able to be understood by only a certain group of people; INSIDE (adj. 4) [an in joke]

n.

1. a person, group, etc. that is in power, in office, or in a favored position usually used in pl.

☆ 2. Informal special influence or favor; pull

vt.

inned, inning [Dial., Chiefly Brit.] Chiefly Brit. Dial.

1. to collect; gather in [in the hay before it rains]

2. to enclose

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come in

Golf to play the last nine holes of an 18-hole golf course

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have it in for

Informal to hold a grudge against

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in for

certain to have or get (usually an unpleasant experience)

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in on

having a share or part of

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ins and outs

1. all the complex physical details of a place

2. all the details and intricacies

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in that

because; since

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in with

associated with as a partner, friend, etc.

in²

abbrev.

inch(es)