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Jun 5, 2012 · 1. a. used as a function word to indicate inclusion, location, or position within limits. in the lake. wounded in the leg. in the summer. b. : into sense 1. went in the house. 2. used as a function word to indicate means, medium, or instrumentality. written in pencil. bound in leather. 3. a.
in preposition (COMPARING AMOUNTS) used to compare one part of an amount of something with the total amount of it: Apparently one in ten people /one person in ten has problems with reading. UK The basic rate of income tax is 25 pence in ( US on) the pound. More examples.
When one thing is in another, it is surrounded by or within it, the way chocolate chips are in a bowl of cookie batter. In is a word with many different uses. A child can be in a sandbox, and a teenager can be in love.
Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you move it so that it is enclosed by the container. He was in his car. ...clothes hanging in the wardrobe. Put the knives in the kitchen drawer. Mix the sugar and the water in a cup.
Definition of in preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Adjective. Idiom. Filter. preposition. Within the limits, bounds, or area of. Was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Contained or enclosed by; inside; within. In the room, in the envelope. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Wearing; clothed by. To dress in one's best.
I threw it in [= into] the garbage. 3. a — used to indicate that someone or something belongs to or is included as part of something. She used to play in [=as a member of] a band. There are 12 in a dozen. [=a dozen is equal to 12] b — used to indicate the existence of something or someone within a story, movie, etc.
