into
Syllables: in·toUK/ˈɪn.tuː/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
Northumbria/ˈɪn.tiː/
into preposition: to or towards the inside of.
Preposition
into
- To or towards the inside of.
- Mary danced into the house.
- Pour the wine into the decanter.
- To or towards the region of.
- We left the house and walked into the street.
- The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.
- To the condition or state.
- They lulled us into thinking we still had time.
- 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!
- Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
- A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.
- 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.2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30
- After the start of.
- About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
- "[…] 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.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Interested in or attracted to.
- She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now.
- My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.
- Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with “goes”.
- How many times does 24 go into 48?
- Three goes into six two times.
- Expressing the operation of multiplication.
- 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.
- Attacking or fighting a person.
- I'll be d—d if I don't sarve out that ould cantin', cheatin', blackguard, Meeks! As sure as eggs is eggs, I'll be into him like a thousand o' bricks!1842, Charles Knox, Softness: A Novel, volume 2, page 228
Proper noun capitalized: INTO
INTO
- Initialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation.
into meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai
into in Arabic
- going inside
- دَاخِل dāḵil
- producing, becoming
- إِلَّى ʔillā
- going to a geographic region
- فِي fī
- against, with force
- فِي fī
into in Malay
- going inside
- ke dalam
- going to a geographic region
- ke dalam
into in Indonesian
- producing, becoming
- menjadi
into in Thai
- going inside
- เข้าไป kâo bpai
More languagesFewer languages
- into in Vietnamese
- vào, vào trong
Examples of into in a sentence
- The nomads shave intricate designs into their camels' fur.
- She eased her enormous frame into the chair.
- My boss surprised me into admitting I'd been leaving work early lately.
- Hundreds of readers were tricked into sending them money.
- Ambroſe, his expreſſion is but in aquis ſe merſit, that is, he dipped himſelf in the waters, not in aquas ſe merſit, he dipped himſelf into the waters.1678, William Walker, “Other Ways of Baptizing besides That of a Total Immersion Used in the Church, in All, or Most Ages and Places of...
- He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company...
Forms of into
| alternative Northumbria | intiv |
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Origin of into
From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.
Words formed from into
- ace into
- a into g
- back into
- back oneself into a corner
- bang into
- barge into
- 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
- be into
- blend into the woodwork
- blow into
- bog into
- book into
- bounce into
- box oneself into a corner
- break into
- break into a run
- breathe new life into
- bring into being
- bring into line
- bring into play
- build into
- bump into
- bunk into
- burst into
- burst into flame
- burst into flames
- burst into flower
- burst into tears
- bust into
- buy into
- call into doubt
- call into question
- check into
- chip into
- click into gear
- climb into
- 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
- crawl into a hole
- cry into one's beer
- cut into
- deliver over into
- descend into the arena
- dial into
- dig into
- dig oneself into a hole
Phrases with into
- go into
- ate into
- dip into
- dug into
- eat into
- fed into
- fit into
- fly into
- get into
- got into
- hoe into
- hop into
164 more phrasesFewer phrases
- key into
- lam into
- lay into
- let into
- lit into
- log into
- ran into
- rip into
- run into
- saw into
- see into
- tap into
- tie into
- aced into
- aces into
- blew into
- bogs into
- buys into
- came into
- cuts into
- deal into
- digs into
- dips into
- drag into
- draw into
- drew into
- drop into
- drum into
- eats into
- fall into
- feed into
- fell into
- fits into
- flew into
- gets into
- give into
- goes into
- gone into
- grew into
- grow into
- hoed into
- hoes into
- hops into
- into time
- jack into
- keys into
- lace into
- laid into
- lams into
- lays into
- lean into
- lets into
- lock into
- logs into
- look into
- luck into
- made into
- make into
- melt into
- move into
- play into
- plow into
- plug into
- pour into
- pull into
- read into
- rips into
- rope into
- runs into
- seen into
- sees into
- sign into
- slip into
- sock into
- step into
- stop into
- suck into
- talk into
- taps into
- tear into
- tied into
- ties into
- tore into
- torn into
- tuck into
- turn into
- walk into
- went into
- acing into
- backs into
- bangs into
- beats into
- blown into
- blows into
- books into
- broke into
- built into
- bunks into
- busts into
- chips into
- comes into
- dials into
- drags into
- drawn into
- draws into
- drops into
- drums into
- eaten into
- enter into
- falls into
- feeds into
- flies into
- flown into
- going into
- grown into
- grows into
- into place
- into shape
- into space
- jacks into
- keyed into
- knock into
- laced into
- laces into
- leans into
- leant into
- light into
- locks into
- looks into
- lucks into
- makes into
- marry into
- melts into
- moved into
- moves into
- pitch into
- plows into
- plugs into
- pours into
- pulls into
- reads into
- roped into
- ropes into
- scare into
- signs into
- slips into
- socks into
- start into
- steps into
- stops into
- sucks into
- talks into
- tears into
- tucks into
- turns into
- tying into
- walks into
- backed into
- banged into
- barged into
- barges into
- beaten into
- bogged into
- booked into
Words that rhyme with into
Questions about into
- What does into mean?
- Into means to or towards the inside of.
- What is into in Arabic?
- Into in Arabic is دَاخِل (dāḵil), فِي (fī), إِلَّى (ʔillā). See Into meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use into in a sentence?
- The nomads shave intricate designs into their camels' fur.
- What part of speech is into?
- Into can be a preposition or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce into?
- Into is pronounced /ˈɪn.tuː/ (UK).
Words near into in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: into (page history and authors); INTO (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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