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into

into

1.0
To move from outside to the inside of something
  • adposition
  • /ˈɪntu/
translation icon : en
  • He dove into the pool to cool off on a hot summer day.
  • go into
  • entry into
  • put into

And I'm going to go just into the temple.

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Examples

  • So just push it into the lashes and wiggle.

  • And I'm going to go just into the temple.

  • Click here to begin your journey into the Net.

  • We can mount this right into our table like that.

  • You could get into that little rocket ship of yours and go back!

  • Our next step was to get them into the hands of our learners.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The best bars feel like you're walking into a grand library.

  • We're out of the underground, into the Overground.

  • So you've got hundreds of diners coming into your restaurant.

  • Once the lining is inserted into the old pipe, steam is pushed through the pipe.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

in
vsinto
1.0

To the inside of a room or box

indicates direction of movement toward interior rather than just location
inside
vsinto
1.0

In the inner part of a place

indicates only movement toward the inner part rather than a static location

Idioms

29 4.0

A short look inside something not usually seen

Until very late at night

26 6.3

Disappear completely with no trace left

into the ground
  • Informal
19 7.3

Make a person or company exhausted to the point of ruin by pushing them too hard

To become available to people who might use it to harm others

Having more than one role or quality at the same time

into the sunset
  • Literature
12 6.0

To move toward a happy, peaceful future, often at the end of a story

10 3.9

Toward the wind that is blowing at you

To begin to use your skills and get recognition

To vanish suddenly with no trace

Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out

Acting quickly without thinking about the risks

To start doing your normal work and activities after a break

To step forward and help in a difficult situation when others cannot or will not

4 6.4

To get something good without trying or expecting it

Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power

Leave a situation happily to begin a new life

2 7.3

To take responsibility and act when someone else cannot

Become the main focus of people's attention after doing something important

1 6.8

A situation that becomes noisy, messy, and out of control

Showing doubt about whether something is true or reliable

1 3.8

Adds an extra thing to what was said

Leave a place happily at the end of a story or event

To get something good without effort or planning

1 7.3

To do something risky without knowing what will happen

1 7.7

To become quiet and avoid talking to others when you feel shy or anxious

1 7.8

Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience

Cause problems on purpose that stop a plan or process from working smoothly

1 9.3

You have to go home or go to bed because it is very late

To change weapons into tools for peaceful work like farming

7.7

To join a noisy or angry argument and take part in it

To hit or shock someone so they feel dazed

8.3

Get very upset and confused quickly

9.9

To try again to face a difficult situation even after failing before

Escaping a bad situation and ending in a much worse one

To try to understand something very confusing that seems impossible

A small action that does almost nothing to change a big problem

A time when someone fails and later succeeds again

8.2

To get stuck in a problem that keeps getting worse and is hard to leave

To imagine how someone else feels and sees things

9.9

To suddenly become chaotic and very messy

Make something good from pain or a bad situation

Compounds

34 5.4

Holding someone after the police arrest them

4 8.3

A formal appearance in court for a hearing

How Deep

through
1.0
into
1.0
toward
  • US
1.0

Surface Forms

into main

Morphology

into = (transparent) = in + to

This sense is a straightforward fusion of 'in' and 'to', meaning movement to the inside of something. [Postprocessing: moved 'in', 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Into comes from the old parts in and to, meaning 'in' and 'toward', so it shows movement to the inside. That's why pouring juice into a glass means moving the liquid 'inside' the glass.