into

Meanings

1. 1
   prep

   To or towards the inside of.

   Mary danced into the house.

2. 2
   prep

   To or towards the region of.

   We left the house and walked into the street.

3. 3
   prep

   Against, especially with force or violence.

   The car crashed into the tree.

4. 4
   prep

   Indicates transition into another form or substance.

   I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.

5. 5
   prep

   Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.

   A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.

6. 6
   prep

   After the start of.

   About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.

7. 7
   prep

   Interested in or attracted to.

   She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now.

8. 8
   prep

   Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".

   How many times does 24 go into 48?

Etymology

From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.