ɪn Place Adverb Bre Locked I Drink Coffee

• we were locked in.
• i can't drink coffee with milk in.
• she opened the door and went in.
• the kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in.

in

1. contained within an object, an area or a substance
• We were locked in.
• I can't drink coffee with milk in.
2. into an object, an area or a substance
• She opened the door and went in.
• The kids were playing by the river and one of them fell in.
3. at home or at a place of work
• opposite out
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/out_1
• Nobody was in when we called.
4. at the place where people can get on or off, for example the station
• The bus is due in (= it should arrive) at six.
5. received
• Applications must be in by April 30.
6. at or towards its highest point on land
• Is the tide coming in or going out?
7. elected
• Several new councillors got in at the last election.
8. if a team or team member is in, they are batting
• See related entries: Cricket
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/cricket/in_2
9. if the ball is in, it has landed inside the line
• See related entries: Tennis
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/tennis/in_1
• Her serve was just in.
10. to be/become involved in something; to share or know about something
• I'd like to be in on the plan.
• Is she in on the secret?
11. to be present when something happens
• They were in at the start.
12. to be going to experience something soon, especially something unpleasant
• He's in for a shock!
• I'm afraid we're in for a storm.
13. to be (very) friendly with somebody, and likely to get an advantage from the friendship
14. going regularly to a place
• He was in and out of jail for most of his life.

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.