Definitions of In [ɪn]

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Definition of 'In'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (prep.) in
(used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits):
walking in the park.

2.  in
(used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial):
in politics; in the autumn.

3.  in
(used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time):
in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.

4.  in
(used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.):
to speak in a whisper.

5.  in
(used to indicate means):
spoken in French.

6.  in
(used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into:
Let's go in the house.

7.  in
(used to indicate transition from one state to another):
to break in half.

8.  in
(used to indicate object or purpose):
speaking in honor of the event.

9. (adv.) in
in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.:
Please come in.

10.  in
on the inside; within.

11.  in
in one's house or office.

12.  in
in office or power.

13.  in
in possession or occupancy.

14.  in
having the turn to play, as in a game.

15.  in
Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short:
The third baseman played in.

16.  in
on good terms; in favor:
in with his boss.

17.  in
in vogue; in style:
Hats are in this year.

18.  in
in season.

19. (adj.) in
inner; internal:
the in part of a mechanism.

20.  in
in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish:
the in place to dine.

21.  in
comprehensible only to a special group:
an in joke.

22.  in
included in a favored group.

23.  in
inbound:
an in train.

24.  in
plentiful; available.

25.  in
being in power:
the in party.

26. (n.) in
Usu., ins. persons who are in.

27.  in
pull or influence:
He's got an in with the senator.

28.  in
a valid or playable return or service in sports.

29.  IN
Indiana.

30.  In
indium.

Definition of 'In'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) inch, in
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

2. (noun) indium, In, atomic number 49
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

3. (adj) Indiana, Hoosier State, IN
a state in midwestern United States

4. (adj) in(p)
holding office
"the in party"

5. (adj) in(a)
directed or bound inward
"took the in bus"; "the in basket"

6. (adverb) in
currently fashionable
"the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

7. (adverb) in, inwards, inward
to or toward the inside of
"come in"; "smash in the door"

Definition of 'In'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (preposition) in
inside or within
He's in the kitchen.; sitting with her feet in the water; made in China

2.  in
included or part of
Is that you in the picture?; He's starring in two new movies.; young people in the organization

3.  in
during a period of time
in winter/summer/fall/spring; in the morning/afternoon/evening etc.; We're moving to Texas in March.

4.  in
using or at the end of a period of time
The work can be done in two weeks.; We'll be going on vacation in a few days.

5.  in
involved or connected with
He works in education.; a Masters in philosophy; a rise in interest rates

6.  in
wearing or dressed in
You look great in green.; the man in the leather jacket

7.  in
indicates a state, condition, emotion, etc.
You're in a very good mood this morning.; They fled in terror.; a city in chaos; in chronological order

8.  in
in all
indicates a total
The trip will cost $300 in all.

9. (adverb) in
≠ out
Everyone looked up as he walked in.; The ball rolled toward the hole and dropped in.

10.  in
≠ out
We didn't get in till after midnight.; I don't think I'll be going in tomorrow.

11.  in
officially submitted
All applications must be in by the deadline.

12.  in
≠ out
What time does the tide come in?

13.  in
(of a train, airplane, etc.) arrived
The train gets in just after 6.

14.  in
in for
likely to suffer from or experience
If he thinks the work will be easy he's in for a big shock.

15.  in
in on
involved in
Were you in on their plan to trick me?

16. (adjective) in
≠ out
Straight leg jeans seem to be in again.

17.  in
≠ out
Is the tide in or out?

Definition of 'In'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) In
not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house)

2. (adverb) In
with privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband

3. (noun) In
one who is in office; -- the opposite of out

4. (noun) In
a reentrant angle; a nook or corner

5.  In
the specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among

6.  In
with reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air

7.  In
with reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light

8.  In
with reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army

9.  In
with reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear

10.  In
with reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor

11.  In
with reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God

12.  In
with reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life

13. (verb) In
to inclose; to take in; to harvest

Translation of 'In'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: describing the position of a thing etc which is surrounded by something else My mother is in the house; in London; in bed.
Afrikaans: in	Arabic: في: تَدُل عَلى المَكان	Bulgarian: в
Brazilian: em	Czech: v, ve	German: in
Danish: i; inde i	Greek: (μέσα) σε	Spanish: en
Estonian: -s	Farsi: در؛ درون	French: en,à, dans
Hebrew: בְּ-	Hindi: में	Croatian: u
Hungarian: -ban, -ben	Indonesian: di dalam	Icelandic: í; inni í, ofan í, niðri
Italian: in, a	Japanese: ～の中に	Korean: (장소, 위치) …안에
Lithuanian: būti kur	Latvian: (norāda vietu)	Malay: di dalam
Dutch: in	Norwegian: i, inne i, på	Polish: w
Persian: در؛ درون	Pashto: په مینځ	Portuguese: em
Romanian: în	Russian: в	Slovak: v, vo
Slovenian: v	Serbian: u	Swedish: i
Thai: อยู่ใน	Turkish: içinde, dahilinde, ...-de	Taiwanese: 在...裡
Ukrainian: у, в	Urdu: میں	Vietnamese: ở; tại
Chinese: （表示地点、场所等）在...里
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