Definitions for into
ˈɪn tu; unstressed -tʊ, -təin·to

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. intopreposition

   Going inside (of)

   Mary danced into the house.

2. intopreposition

   Going to a geographic region.

3. intopreposition

   Against, especially with force or violence.

4. intopreposition

   Producing, becoming

5. intopreposition

   Of (when describing duration)

   About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.

6. intopreposition

   Intensely interested in or attracted to.

7. intopreposition

   Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.

   The exponential function maps the set of real numbers into itself.

8. intopreposition

   The operation of multiplication.

9. intopreposition

   The operation of division, with the denominator expressed first.

   Three into two won't go.

10. intopreposition

    Investigation of a subject.

    Call for research into pesticides blamed for vanishing bees

11. Etymology: Compound of in and to

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intoprep.

   Etymology: in and to.

   1. Noting entrance with regard to place.

   If iron will acquire by mere continuance an habitual inclination to the site it held, how much more may education, being a constant plight and inurement, induce by custom good habits into a reasonable creature. Henry Wotton.

   To give life to that which has yet no being, is to frame a living creature, fashion the parts, and having fitted them together, to put into them a living soul. John Locke.

   Water introduces into vegetables the matter it bears along with it. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   Acrid substances, which pass into the capillary tubes, must irritate them into greater contraction. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. Noting penetration beyond the outside, or some action which reaches beyond the superficies or open part.

   To look into letters already opened or dropt is held an ungenerous act. Alexander Pope.

   3 . Noting a new state to which any thing is brought by the agency of a cause.

   They have denominated some herbs solar and some lunar, and such like toys put into great words. Francis Bacon.

   Compound bodies may be resolved into other substances than such as they are divided into by the fire. Boyle.

   A man must sin himself into a love of other mens sins; for a bare notion of this black art will not carry him so far. South.

   Sure thou art born to some peculiar fate,
   When the mad people rise against the state,
   To look them into duty; and command
   An awful silence with thy lifted hand. John Dryden, Persius.

   It concerns every man that would not trifle away his soul, and fool himself into irrecoverable misery, with the greatest seriousness to enquire into these matters. John Tillotson.

   He is not a frail being, that he should be tired into compliance by the force of assiduous application. George Smalridge.

   In hollow bottoms, if any fountains chance to rise, they naturally spread themselves into lakes, before they can find any issue. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

   It would have been all irretrievably lost, was it not by this means collected and brought into one mass. John Woodward.

   Why are these positions charged upon me as their sole author; and the reader led into a belief, that they were never before maintained by any person of virtue. Francis Atterbury.

   It is no ways congruous, that God should be always frightening and astonishing men into an acknowledgement of the truth, who were made to be wrought upon by calm evidence. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   A man may whore and drink himself into atheism; but it is impossible he should think himself into it. Richard Bentley.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. into

   The Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) (Irish: Cumann Múinteoirí Éireann), founded in 1868, is the oldest and largest teachers' trade union in Ireland. It represents teachers at primary level in the Republic of Ireland, and at primary and post-primary level in Northern Ireland. The head office is at Parnell Square, Dublin, and there is a Northern Irish office in Belfast. The current INTO President (2022–23) is John Driscoll; John Boyle is the General Secretary and Gerry Murphy is the Northern Secretary.

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1. into

   The term "into" generally refers to moving or being positioned or directed towards the inside or interior of something, indicating a transformation or change in state or location. It is often used to express movement or action moving towards a destination or goal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Into

   to the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications

2. Into

   expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants

3. Into

   expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment

4. Into

   indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition

5. Into

   denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words

6. Into

   indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly

7. Etymology: [In + to.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Into

   in′tōō, prep. noting passage inwards: noting the passage of a thing from one state to another: (B.) often used for unto.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. into

   In the direction of.

   We went into the shop for milk.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 24, 2020  

2. ---

   into

   To put or place in.

   The data was put into the spreadsheet and database to ensure accuracy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

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1. INTO

   What does INTO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the INTO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'into' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #58

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'into' in Written Corpus Frequency: #139

Anagrams for into »

1. Toni

2. nito

3. tino

4. oint

How to pronounce into?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say into in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of into in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of into in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of into in a Sentence

1. John Owen:

   But this is the second work of the law when it hath by its convictions brought the sinner into a condition of a sense of guilt which he cannot avoid, -- nor will anything tender him relief, which way so ever he lose, for he is in a desert, -- it represents unto him the holiness and severity of God, with his indignation and wrath against sin which have a resemblance of a consuming fire. This fills his heart with dread and terror and makes him see his miserable, undone condition.

2. Antonia Nemanich:

   I think all of that plays into this, and the regulations haven’t kept pace with the increased prevalence of the product.

3. Will Zalatoris:

   Jordan hits this chip shot that skips through the rough, goes up, checks on the hill and then basically goes Mach3 and just slams into the back of the hole and goes in, then he follows it up with a 30- or 40-footer on the next hole. This is just Jordan.

4. Christopher Dearborn:

   I don't think they have any hope of prevailing in the guilt phase, but their strategy will continue to be to gain some credibility with the jury by conceding what they had to concede and hoping to try to humanize the kid a little bit so that will carry over into the second phase of the trial.

5. Communist Manifesto:

   All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Into
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=into
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=into