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in·to
 into
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- pronunciation:
- In
tu
| part of speech: |
preposition |
| definition 1: |
When you go into something, you go from the outside of it to the inside of it.
We have to take off our boots before we go into the house.When Jason and his dad went into the movie theater, it was so dark that they could hardly see.We saw a deer cross the road in front of our car, and then it leaped into the woods.
- similar words:
- in
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| definition 2: |
The word "into" is sometimes used to tell what point or what moment you have reached in some process. If you are an hour into a movie, you are saying at what point in the process of watching the movie you are now. You have reached this point after watching the movie for an hour.
After only a few pages into the book, Sonia became very interested in the story and characters and wanted to read more.Two days into their camping trip, Justin was tired and wanted to go home. |
| definition 3: |
Sometimes we use "into" when something hits another thing.
During the soccer game, Evan ran into another player by accident.Joanna bumped into another skater, and both of them fell on the ice. |
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Sometimes we use into when we are talking about a change from one thing to another thing. If it gets very cold when it's raining, rain can change into ice.
Gavin found a big piece of wood outside and made it into a beautiful birdhouse.Do you know the story about the frog that turns into a prince? |
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