in
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (stressed) enPR: ĭn, IPA: /ɪn/, SAMPA: /In/
- (unstressed) enPR: n, IPA: /n̩/, SAMPA: /n=/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɪn
- Homophones: inn
[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English, from Old English in
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in
- Contained by.
- The dog is in the kennel.
- Surrounded by.
- We are in the enemy camp.
- Her plane is in the air.
- Part of; a member of.
- One in a million.
- Pertaining to (that particular thing).
- He has passed in English.
- After a period of time.
- They said they would call us in a week.
- By virtue of; by means of
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- My fat rolls around in folds.
- Into.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Old English inne
[edit] Adverb
in (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- (not comparable) Located indoors, especially: at home or the office .
- Is Mr. Smith in?
- Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- Suddenly a strange man walked in.
- (sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
- He went for the wild toss but wasn't able to stay in.
- (British) abbreviation of in aid of.
- What's that in?
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[edit] Noun
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Plural |
in (plural ins)
- A position of power or a way to get it.
- His parents got him an in with the company
- (in games) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting
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[edit] Adjective
in (comparative more in, superlative most in)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- In fashion; popular.
- Skirts are in this year.
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[edit] Dutch
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in
- in; expressing containment.
- De geest in de fles — the genie in the bottle
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in
- into
- De jongen rende het huis in. — The boy ran into the house.
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[edit] German
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in
- (in + dative) in; within; at; contained by
- Es ist im Haus. - "It is in the house."
- (in + dative) pertaining to
- (in + accusative) into
- Er geht ins Haus. - "He goes into the house."
[edit] Usage notes
The preposition in is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.
[edit] Derived terms
- (in + dem) im m. and n.
- (in + das) ins n.
- in der Zwickmühle stecken
[edit] Interlingua
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in
- in
[edit] Italian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [in]
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in
[edit] Usage notes
When followed by a definite article, in is combined with the article to give the following combined forms:
| In + article | Combined form |
|---|---|
| in + il | nel |
| in + lo | nello |
| in + l' | nell' |
| in + i | nei |
| in + gli | negli |
| in + la | nella |
| in + le | nelle |
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[edit] Noun
in (hiragana いん)
[edit] Latin
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in (+ ablative)
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in (+ accusative)
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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[edit] Verb
in (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- To eat.
- First-person singular realis mood form of in.
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[edit] Min Nan
| simpl. and trad. | |||
| 亻因 | |||
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ in˥˥ ]
[edit] Pronoun
in (POJ, traditional and simplified 亻因)
[edit] Usage notes
- 亻因 should actually be written as a single character, but it is not included in the list of displayable characters.
[edit] See also
- (Mandarin) trad. 他們, simpl. 他们 (tāmen) ("they", human)
- (Mandarin) trad. 她們, simpl. 她们 (tāmen) ("they", human females only)
- (Mandarin) trad. 它們, simpl. 它们 (tāmen) ("they", non-human)
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[edit] Old English
[edit] Etymology
Common Germanic *in, whence also Old High German in, Old Norse í
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in
- in
[edit] Old High German
[edit] Etymology
Common Germanic *in, whence also Old English in, Old Norse í
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in
- in
[edit] Old Irish
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From Proto-Celtic *sindo- (“‘this’”) < Proto-Indo-European *sḗm (“‘one’”) or Proto-Indo-European *so- (“‘this’”); weak doublet of sin (“‘this’”).
[edit] Article
in
- the (masculine singular nominative/accusative; dual nominative/accusative/genitive)
- Beóigidir in spirut in corp in ḟect so. – "The spirit now quickens the body."
- Alternative spelling of ind.
- Beóigidir in spirut in corp in ḟect so. – "The spirit now quickens the body."
[edit] Synonyms
- int (masculine singular nominative, used before a vowel)
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[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
From Latin līnum (“‘flax’”).
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in m. (feminine ina)
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in m. (feminine ina)
- (cardinal) one
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in
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in
- into, the direction "from out to in"
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in
- to print
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in
- in
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in
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