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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- (stressed) enPR: ĭn, IPA: /ɪn/, SAMPA: /In/
- (unstressed) enPR: n, IPA: /n̩/, SAMPA: /n=/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪn
- Homophone: 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.
- Immediately 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.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- My fat rolls around in folds.
- Into.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- 2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, BBC:
- The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side.
- in the first week of December
- Easter falls in the fourth lunar month
- The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- He stalked away in anger.
- John is in a coma.
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor is among his most popular.
- His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of writing, speaking, etc.
- When you write in cursive, it's illegible.
- He spoke in French, but his speech was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
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[edit] Etymology 2
Old English inne
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in (not comparable)
- (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.
- (UK) abbreviation of in aid of.
- What's that in?
- After the beginning of something.
- 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
- The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.
- 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
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[edit] Noun
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)
- In fashion; popular.
- Skirts are in this year.
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- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
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[edit] Noun
in
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Old Dutch in, from Proto-Germanic *in.
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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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in
[edit] German
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in.
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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.
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- (in + dem) im m. and n.
- (in + das) ins n.
- in der Zwickmühle stecken
[edit] Etymology 2
From English in.
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in (not comparable)
- in, popular
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in
- Romanization of 𐌹𐌽
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in
- in
[edit] Italian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [in]
[edit] Preposition
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)
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[edit] Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *h₁en (“in”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐν (en), Old Prussian en and Old English in (English in).
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in
- (governs the ablative) in, at, on (space)
- (governs the dative) within (time)
- (governs the accusative) into
- 1772-1778 Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ by Finnur Jónsson, chapter one (Google books)
- De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.
- Of the introduction of Christianity to Iceland.
- De introductione religionis Christianæ in Islandiam.
- 1772-1778 Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiæ by Finnur Jónsson, chapter one (Google books)
- (governs the accusative) about
- (governs the accusative) according to
- (governs the accusative) against
[edit] Inflection
- superlative: imus
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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in (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- To eat.
- First-person singular realis mood form of in.
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- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small mapudungun-spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
[edit] Middle Dutch
[edit] Etymology
From Old Dutch in, from Proto-Germanic *in.
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in
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- Dutch: in
[edit] Min Nan
| simpl. and trad. | |||
| 亻因 | |||
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ in˥˥ ]
[edit] Pronoun
in (POJ, traditional and simplified 亻因)
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- 亻因 should actually be written as a single character, but it is not included in the list of displayable characters.
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- (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
From Proto-Germanic *in, whence also Old High German in, Old Norse í
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in
- in
[edit] Old High German
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From Proto-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 *só (“this”); weak doublet of sin (“this”).
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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] Usage notes
- Triggers nasalization of the following noun in the masculine singular accusative.
- Triggers lenition of the following noun as an alternative spelling of ind.
[edit] Declension
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||
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| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | in int (before vowels) |
ind int (before ṡ) |
a | in dá | in dí | in dá | ind | inna | |
| Accusative | in | inna | |||||||
| Genitive | ind int (before ṡ) |
inna | ind int (before ṡ) |
in dá | |||||
| Dative | dond; dont (before ṡ) cossind; cossint (before ṡ) etc. |
don dib cossin dib etc. |
donaib cosnaib etc. |
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| Note: The dative is used only after a preposition, which forms a contraction with the definite article, e.g. dond "to the", cossind "with the", etc. | |||||||||
[edit] Synonyms
- int (masculine singular nominative, used before a vowel)
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in
[edit] Romanian
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From Latin līnum (“flax”).
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From Latin unus.
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in m. (feminine ina)
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in m. (feminine ina)
- (cardinal, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) 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
[edit] West Frisian
[edit] Etymology
Shortened from ien (one).
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in
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