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Night Preposition ˈɪntə ˈɪntu House Dived Water Threw

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WordType (preposition)
Phonetic /ˈɪntə/ /ˈɪntu/
Example
  • come into the house.
  • she dived into the water.
  • he threw the letter into the fire.
  • she turned and walked off into the night.
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(preposition)/ˈɪntə/ /ˈɪntu/
  1. to a position in or inside something
    • Come into the house.
    • She dived into the water.
    • He threw the letter into the fire.
    • She turned and walked off into the night.
  2. in the direction of something
    • Speak clearly into the microphone.
    • Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes.
  3. to a point at which you hit somebody/something
    • The truck crashed into a parked car.
  4. to a point during a period of time
    • She carried on working late into the night.
    • He didn't get married until he was well into his forties.
  5. used to show a change in state
    • The fruit can be made into jam.
    • Can you translate this passage into German?
    • They came into power in 2008.
    • She was sliding into depression.
  6. used to show the result of an action
    • He was shocked into a confession of guilt.
  7. about or in connection with something
    • an inquiry into safety procedures
  8. used when you are dividing numbers
    • 3 into 24 is 8.
  9. to be interested in something in an active way
    • He's into surfing in a big way.
  10. to owe somebody money or be owed money by somebody
    • By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500.
    • The bank was into her for $100 000.

    Word Origin

    • Old English intō (see in, to).
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