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into

preposition US /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

How often you will meet it

Rank 64 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 410,444 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.195% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

preposition

  1. moving to the inside of something
  2. showing a change from one state to another

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

into in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • She put the paper into his hands.

    Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1

  • And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

    The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1

  • Quickly he crouched behind the fence, and the aged look came back into his face.

    The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1

  • The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.

    The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1

  • This boy went into his tiny bedroom and threw himself down with his face in his pillow and lay still.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

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