Definitions
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preposition
To or toward the inside of something.
Examples
- Mary danced into the house.
- Pour the wine into the glass.
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preposition
To or toward an area.
Examples
- We left the house and walked into the street.
- The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.
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preposition
To a certain state or condition.
Examples
- They tricked us into thinking we still had time.
- He talked her into staying a little longer.
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preposition
Against something, often with force.
Examples
- The car crashed into the tree.
- I wasn't careful and walked into a wall.
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preposition
Used to show that something changes into another form.
Examples
- I carved the piece of wood into a whale.
- The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
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preposition
Used to show that something is divided into parts.
Examples
- A cow's stomach is divided into four parts.
- The class was split into three groups.
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preposition
Used to say how long after the start of something.
Examples
- About twenty minutes into the flight, the pilot spoke to us.
- Ten pages into the book, I was already hooked.
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preposition
Interested in something.
Examples
- She is really into Shakespeare right now.
- I'm into jazz music these days.
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preposition
Used in division, with the smaller number first.
Examples
- How many times does 24 go into 48?
- Three goes into six two times.
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preposition
Used in math to mean multiplied by.
Examples
- Five into three is fifteen.
- Four into six is twenty-four.