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thereinto

UK/ðɛəɹɪnˈtuː/

thereinto adverb: into that place, state etc.

Adverb

thereinto (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Into that place, state etc.
    • Her bedroom seemed not mean nor lonely to her, since the little square of glass, nailed above the wash-stand, was ever there to reflect her face. Thereinto, indeed, she was ever peering. She would droop her head from side to side, she would bend it forward and see herself from beneath her...1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson

Origin of thereinto

From there + into.

Questions about thereinto

What does thereinto mean?
Thereinto means into that place, state etc.
What part of speech is thereinto?
Thereinto is an adverb.
How do you pronounce thereinto?
Thereinto is pronounced /ðɛəɹɪnˈtuː/ (UK).

Words near thereinto in the dictionary

  1. thereinabove
  2. thereinafter
  3. thereinbefore
  4. thereinbelow
  5. thereinside
  6. thereinto
  7. thereinunder
  8. theremid
  9. theremin
  10. thereminist
  11. thereminists

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