ˈɪntə Night Preposition Bre House Dived Water Threw

• come into the house.
• she dived into the water.
• he threw the letter into the fire.
• she turned and walked off into the night.

into

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 concerning 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
• See related entries: Showing interest
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/showing_interest/into
• He's into surfing in a big way.
10. to owe somebody money or be owed money by somebody
• See related entries: Showing interest
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/showing_interest/into
• 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).