into

English

/ˈɪn.tuː/, /ˈɪn.tu/, /ˈɪn.tə/, /ˈɪn.tʊ/

prep

Definitions

To or towards the inside of.
To or towards the region of.
Against, especially with force or violence.
Indicates transition into another form or substance.
After the start of.
(colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
(British)
(mathematics)
Investigating the subject (of).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English in-to inherited from Old English intō compound from English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc) + English to (apart, intensively, severely).

Origin

English

Gloss

apart, intensively, severely

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

6in4 English
add-in English
bail in English
brethren-in-law English
come in English
end in English
go-to English
grid-in English
hand-to-mouth English
hitherto English
how-to English
in English
in-flight English
in-footed English
in-state English
inHg English
inband English
inbetwixt English
inblown English
inborne English
inbound English
inbox English
inbreath English
inburnt English
inburst English
inclearing English
incross English
indeed English
indegree English
indrift English
indriven English
infill English
inframe English
ingate English
ingoer English
ingoing English
inkneed English
inlane English
inlier English
inlink English
inly English
inmeats English
innie English
inpatient English
inplane English
inrun English
inshave English
inshoot English
insole English
insomuch English
insooth English
inspan English
instead English
instealing English
instore English
instroke English
insucking English
inswinging English
inswung English
intext English
intoed English
intown English
inward English
inwards English
inwash English
inwicking English
inworld English
light English
light into English
live-in English
mixin English
onto English
opt-in English
plugin English
puss in a bag English
telling-to English
there English
therein English
thereinto English
thereinunder English
thereto English
thitherto English
to English
to've English
to-be English
to-bread English
to-come English
to-do English
to-draw English
tocome English
toward English
tuck-in English
unto English
untoward English
uptodate English
where English
wherein English
whereinto English
whereto English
within English
in Norwegian Bokmål
in Norwegian Nynorsk
intō Old English
in Middle English
in-to Middle English
to Middle English
อิน Thai
inin Cebuano