into A1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈɪn.tu/ UK /ˈɪn.tuː/ See IPA manual Freq #135 Meanings 1 prep Moving to the inside of a place or thing. She walked into the kitchen to make some tea. 2 prep In the direction of or so as to reach a place. We turned the corner and went into the main street. 3 prep Showing a change from one form, state, or substance to another. The caterpillar slowly turned into a butterfly. 4 prep Hitting something, often with force. The car skidded and crashed into a tree. 5 prep Very interested in or keen on something. My brother is really into football these days. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms gazintathereintowhereinto Related forms ininsideontoto Appears in Phrases (6) See all put into to invest resources, energy, or thought into something Verb + preposition/particle burst into to appear suddenly and forcefully in a place or state Verb + preposition/particle descend into to move downward into a lower place Verb + preposition/particle dipped into to reach briefly into a container or enclosed space Verb + preposition/particle inquire into to investigate or seek information about a matter Verb + preposition/particle ripped into attacked or criticized someone or something very harshly Verb + preposition/particle Idioms (4) See all come into play to start to have an effect or become relevant fall into place to become clear or to work out well after a period of confusion into thin air Away so completely and suddenly that no trace or explanation remains. out of the frying pan into the fire To escape one bad situation only to land in a worse one. Etymology AI details From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae. in-to Middle English intō Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # into **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** prep **IPA (US):** /ˈɪn.tu/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪn.tuː/ **Frequency rank:** 135 ## Meanings 1. Moving to the inside of a place or thing. 2. In the direction of or so as to reach a place. 3. Showing a change from one form, state, or substance to another. 4. Hitting something, often with force. 5. Very interested in or keen on something. ## Examples - She walked into the kitchen to make some tea. - We turned the corner and went into the main street. - The caterpillar slowly turned into a butterfly. - The car skidded and crashed into a tree. - My brother is really into football these days. ## Derived Forms - gazinta - thereinto - whereinto ## Related Forms - in - inside - onto - to ## Roots and Affixes - Root: in-to - Root: intō ## Etymology From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae. ## AI Etymology Into comes from Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern prepositional form is built from the named base and affix. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown