I Show ɪn Time Country Preposition Africa Kids

• a country in africa
• the kids were playing in the street.
• it's in that drawer.
• i read about it in the paper.

in

1. at a point within an area or a space
• a country in Africa
• The kids were playing in the street.
• It's in that drawer.
• I read about it in the paper.
2. within the shape of something; surrounded by something
• She was lying in bed.
• sitting in an armchair
• Leave the key in the lock.
• Soak it in cold water.
3. into something
• He dipped his brush in the paint.
• She got in her car and drove off.
4. forming the whole or part of something/somebody; contained within something/somebody
• There are 31 days in May.
• all the paintings in the collection
• I recognize his father in him (= his character is similar to his father's).
5. during a period of time
• in 2021
• in the 18th century
• in spring/summer/autumn/winter
• in the fall
• in March
• in the morning/afternoon/evening
• I'm getting forgetful in my old age.
6. after a particular length of time
• to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months.
• It will be ready in a week's time (= one week from now).
• She learnt to drive in three weeks (= after three weeks she could drive).
7. for a particular period of time
• I haven't seen him in years.
• It's the first letter I've had in ten days.
8. wearing something
• dressed in their best clothes
• the man in the hat
• to be in uniform
• She was all in black.
9. used to describe something that is all around you
• We went out in the rain.
• He was sitting alone in the darkness.
10. used to show the language, material, etc. used
• Say it in English.
• She wrote in pencil.
• Put it in writing.
• I paid in cash.
• He spoke in a loud voice.
11. used to show a state or condition
• I'm in love!
• The house is in good repair.
• I must put my affairs in order.
• a man in his thirties
• The daffodils were in full bloom.
12. involved in something; taking part in something
• to act in a play
13. used to show somebody’s job or profession
• He is in the army.
• She's in computers.
• in business
14. used to show the form, shape, arrangement or quantity of something
• a novel in three parts
• Roll it up in a ball.
• They sat in rows.
• People flocked in their thousands to see her.
15. used to show the quality or thing that a judgement is being made about
• She was not lacking in courage.
• a country rich in minerals
• three metres in length
16. while doing something; while something is happening
• In attempting to save the child from drowning, she nearly lost her own life.
• In all the commotion I forgot to tell him the news.
17. used to introduce the name of a person who has a particular quality
• We're losing a first-rate editor in Jen.
18. used to show a rate or relative amount
• a gradient of one in five
• a tax rate of 22 pence in the pound
19. for the reason that; because
• She was fortunate in that she had friends to help her.

Word Origin

• Old English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en.