into

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Finnish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 Synonyms 2.2.3 Derived terms 2.2.4 Compounds 2.3 Anagrams 3 Old English 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Preposition

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English intō

[edit] Pronunciation

• (stressed)
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈɪn.tuː/, SAMPA: /"Intu:/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈɪn.tu/, SAMPA: /"Intu/
• (unstressed, before consonants) IPA: /ˈɪn.tə/, SAMPA: /"Int@/
• (unstressed, before vowels) IPA: /ˈɪn.tʊ/, SAMPA: /"IntU/
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• Hyphenation: in‧to

[edit] Preposition

into

1. Going inside (of)

   Mary danced into the house.

2. Going to a geographic region.

   We left the house and walked into the street.

   The plane flew into the open air.

3. Against, especially with force or violence.

   The car crashed into the tree.

   I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.

4. Producing, becoming

   I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.

   Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!

5. (colloquial) Intensely interested in or attracted to.

   I'm really into Shakespeare right now.

   I'm so into you!

6. (mathematics) Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.

   The exponential function maps the set of real numbers into itself.

[edit] Related terms

• in
• inside
• onto
• to

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in‧to
• IPA: ['in̪t̪o̞]

[edit] Noun

into

1. Eagerness, enthusiasm.

   odottaa innolla (+ partitive) = to look forward to

2. Passion, fervour/fervor, ardour/ardor.
3. Zeal, fanaticism.

[edit] Declension

Declension of into (type valo) singular plural nominative into innot genitive innon intojen partitive intoa intoja accusative into innon innot inessive innossa innoissa elative innosta innoista illative intoon intoihin adessive innolla innoilla ablative innolta innoilta allative innolle innoille essive intona intoina translative innoksi innoiksi instructive – innoin abessive innotta innoitta comitative – intoineen

[edit] Synonyms

• (eagerness, enthusiasm): innokkuus, innostus
• (passion, fervo(u)r, ardo(u)r): intohimo
• (zeal, fanaticism): kiihko

[edit] Derived terms

• adjectives: innokas
• verbs: innostaa, innota
• adverbs: innoissaan

[edit] Compounds

• intohimo
• intomieli

[edit] Anagrams

• otin
• toin

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

Compound of in and tō

[edit] Preposition

intō

1. into