in
preposition
[ ɪn ]
• expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.
• "I'm living in London"
Similar:
inside,
within,
in the middle of,
within the bounds/confines of,
surrounded by,
enclosed by,
• expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case.
• "they met in 1885"
Similar:
during,
in the course of,
in the time of,
over,
• expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen.
• "I'll see you in fifteen minutes"
Similar:
after,
at the end of,
following,
subsequent to,
within,
in less than,
in under,
in no more than,
before a … is up,
• (often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition.
• "to be in love"
• expressing inclusion or involvement.
• "I read it in a book"
• indicating someone's occupation or profession.
• "she works in publishing"
• indicating the language or medium used.
• "say it in French"
• as an integral part of (an activity).
• "in planning public expenditure it is better to be prudent"
• expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole).
• "a local income tax running at six pence in the pound"
in
adverb
• expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else.
• "come in"
• expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something.
• "we were locked in"
• expressing arrival.
• "the train got in very late"
• (of the tide) rising or at its highest level.
in
adjective
• present at one's home or office.
• "we knocked at the door but there was no one in"
• fashionable.
• "pastels and light colours are in this year"
Similar:
fashionable,
in fashion,
in vogue,
voguish,
stylish,
in style,
popular,
(bang) up to date,
up to the minute,
modern,
modish,
trendsetting,
chic,
à la mode,
de rigueur,
trendy,
all the rage,
with it,
cool,
the in thing,
hot,
hip,
happening,
now,
swinging,
all the go,
• (of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area.
• batting.
• "which side is in?"
in
noun
• a position of influence with someone powerful or famous.
• "she got an in with the promising new artist"
Origin:
Old English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en .
in.
abbreviation
• inch(es).
in-
prefix
• (added to adjectives) not.
• "infertile"
• (added to nouns) without; a lack of.
• "inappreciation"
Origin:
from Latin.
-in
suffix
• forming names of organic compounds, pharmaceutical products, proteins, etc.
• "insulin"
Origin:
alteration of -ine4.
in-
prefix
• in; into; towards; within.
• "induce"
Origin:
representing in or the Latin preposition in .
-in
suffix
• denoting a gathering of people having a common purpose, typically as a form of protest.
• "sit-in"
In
symbol
• the chemical element indium.
IN
abbreviation
• Indiana (in official postal use).
indium
noun
• the chemical element of atomic number 49, a soft silvery-white metal occurring naturally in association with zinc and some other metals.
Origin:
mid 19th century: from indigo (because there are two characteristic indigo lines in its spectrum) + -ium.
