into

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US /ˈɪn.tiː/ UK /ˈɪn.tuː/ See IPA manual

prep 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 in inside onto to

Common collocations

put into Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology

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

in-to Middle English intō Old English

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Grammar & Function Words

# into

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** prep
**IPA (US):** ˈɪn.tiː
**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

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