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into

into

964 1.0
To reach a certain level or amount
  • adposition
  • /ˈɪntu/
: en
  • You've been going into my house, my fridge.
  • take into account
  • fall into the forties
  • go into the hundreds

It doesn't fit into any scale or chart.

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Examples

  • He worked hard to get his grades into the top tier of his class.

  • I finally had a chance to go out into the great big world and see what it had to offer.

  • Can you get your voice into that show?

  • And this is where the sample size also comes into play, right?

  • I had no idea what I was getting into.

  • Three cars are tied for the season points lead, heading into the final race of the season.

  • I went over to the window and looked out into the court, onto other lighted windows.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Few colleges and universities require credits in the arts for entrance into higher education programs.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The pension funds, the retail market, and everybody else jump into it at or after the IPO.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I think that's a very fast way to get into misinformation.

Synonyms

in
vsinto
∞ 1.0

To the inside of a room or box

indicates reaching or entering a new level or range

Idioms

33 4.0

A short look inside something not usually seen

into the ground
  • Informal
31 7.3

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

29 6.3

Disappear completely with no trace left

into the sunset
  • Literature
27 6.0

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

20 3.9

Toward the wind that is blowing at you

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

Having more than one role or quality at the same time

Until very late at night

To get something good without effort or planning

To vanish suddenly with no trace

Leave a situation happily to begin a new life

8 6.8

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

Acting quickly without thinking about the risks

To imagine how someone else feels and sees things

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

5 9.3

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

3 3.8

Adds an extra thing to what was said

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

To start doing your normal work and activities after a break

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

Escaping a bad situation and ending in a much worse one

2 7.3

To take responsibility and act when someone else cannot

Showing doubt about whether something is true or reliable

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

1 9.9

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

1 7.3

To do something risky without knowing what will happen

1 7.7

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

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

1 8.2

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

1 7.8

Start a difficult task without much preparation or experience

To hit or shock someone so they feel dazed

1 8.3

Get very upset and confused quickly

To change weapons into tools for peaceful work like farming

To begin to use your skills and get recognition

A time when someone fails and later succeeds again

6.4

To get something good without trying or expecting it

7.7

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

Put yourself in a difficult situation with no easy way out

To try to understand something very confusing that seems impossible

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

9.9

To suddenly become chaotic and very messy

Make something good from pain or a bad situation

Compounds

80 5.4

Holding someone after the police arrest them

3 8.3

A formal appearance in court for a hearing

How High

beyond
∞ 1.0
above
∞ 1.0
into
964 1.0
below
753 1.0

Surface Forms

into main

Morphology

into = (semi-transparent) = in + to

This sense metaphorically maps physical entry onto entry into a numerical or scalar range, which is understandable but not fully literal. [Postprocessing: moved 'in', 'to' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Into comes from the parts in and to, meaning 'enter' or 'inside', so when amounts move into a range they are 'entering' that level. That's why we say sales rose into the millions when they reached that amount.