in

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[edit] English

in
Most common English words: of « and « to « #5: in » I » that » was

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Old English in

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in

  1. Contained by.
    The dog is in the kennel.
  2. Surrounded by.
    We are in the enemy camp.
    Her plane is in the air.
  3. Part of; a member of.
    One in a million.
  4. Pertaining to (that particular thing).
    He has passed in English.
  5. After a period of time.
    They said they would call us in a week.
  6. By virtue of; by means of
    In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
  7. Indicating an order or arrangement.
    My fat rolls around in folds.
  8. Into.
    Less water gets in your boots this way.
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terms related to in (preposition)
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contained by
surrounded by
part, member of
pertaining to
after a period of time
by the virtue of
into
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[edit] Etymology 2

Old English inne

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in (not comparable)

Positive
in

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. (not comparable) Located indoors, especially: at home or the office .
    Is Mr. Smith in?
  2. Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
    Suddenly a strange man walked in.
  3. (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.
  4. (British) abbreviation of in aid of.
    What's that in?
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indoors; at home or the office and available for conversation
moving to the interior
still able to play
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[edit] Noun

Singular
in

Plural
ins

in (plural ins)

  1. A position of power or a way to get it.
    His parents got him an in with the company
  2. (in games) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting
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position of power
state of batter

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in (comparative more in, superlative most in)

Positive
in

Comparative
more in

Superlative
most in
  1. In fashion; popular.
    Skirts are in this year.
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in fashion, popular

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in

  1. in; expressing containment.
    De geest in de fles — the genie in the bottle

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in

  1. into
    • De jongen rende het huis in. — The boy ran into the house.

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in

  1. (in + dative) in; within; at; contained by
    Es ist im Haus. - "It is in the house."
  2. (in + dative) pertaining to
  3. (in + accusative) into
    Er geht ins Haus. - "He goes into the house."

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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

  1. in

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in

  1. in
  2. to
    Vado nella panetteria
    Vado dal panettiere
  3. into
  4. by

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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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in (hiragana いん)

  1. 員: member
  2. 因: cause
  3. 韻: rhyme

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in (+ ablative)

  1. in, at, on (space)
  2. within (time)

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in (+ accusative)

  1. into
  2. about
  3. according to

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in (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. To eat.
  2. First-person singular realis mood form of in.

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[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
亻因

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  • IPA: [ in˥˥ ]

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in (POJ, traditional and simplified 亻因)

  1. they
  2. their
  3. them

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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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[edit] Old English

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Common Germanic *in, whence also Old High German in, Old Norse í

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in

  1. in

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Common Germanic *in, whence also Old English in, Old Norse í

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in

  1. in

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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’”).

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in

  1. the (masculine singular nominative/accusative; dual nominative/accusative/genitive)
    Beóigidir in spirut in corp in ḟect so. – "The spirit now quickens the body."
  2. 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)

[edit] Descendants

  • Irish: an
  • Scottish Gaelic: an
  • Manx: yn

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin līnum (“‘flax’”).

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in n. (plural inuri)

  1. flax

[edit] Declension

    declension of in
singular plural
gender n. indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative un in inul nişte inuri inurile
Genitive/Dative unui in inului unor inuri inurilor
Vocative — — — —


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in m. (feminine ina)

  1. (cardinal) a, an

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in m. (feminine ina)

  1. (cardinal) one

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in

  1. and

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in

  1. into, the direction "from out to in"

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in

  1. to print

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in

  1. in

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in

  1. a, an
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