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In (preposition)
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
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In (preposition)
Contained by.
“The dog is in the kennel.”
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In (preposition)
Within.
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In (preposition)
Surrounded by.
“We are in the enemy camp.”
“Her plane is in the air.”
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In (preposition)
Part of; a member of.
“One in a million.”
“She’s in band and orchestra.”
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In (preposition)
Pertaining to; with regard to.
“What grade did he get in English?”
“Military letters should be formal in tone, but not stilted.”
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In (preposition)
At the end of a period of time.
“They said they would call us in a week.”
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In (preposition)
Within a certain elapsed time
“Are you able to finish this in three hours?”
“The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours.”
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In (preposition)
During (said of periods of time).
“in the first week of December;”
“Easter falls in the fourth lunar month;”
“The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.”
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In (preposition)
Into.
“Less water gets in your boots this way.”
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In (preposition)
Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
“In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.”
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In (preposition)
Coming at the end of a word.
“English nouns in -ce form their plurals in -s.”
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In (preposition)
Indicating an order or arrangement.
“My fat rolls around in folds.”
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In (preposition)
Denoting a state of the subject.
“He stalked away in anger.”
“John is in a coma.”
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In (preposition)
Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone’s (or something’s) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
“You’ve got a friend in me.”
“He’s met his match in her.”
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In (preposition)
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
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In (preposition)
Wearing (an item of clothing).
“I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress.”
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In (preposition)
In the form of, in the denomination of.
“Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties.”
“The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold.”
“Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.”
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In (verb)
To enclose.
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In (verb)
To take in; to harvest.
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In (adverb)
Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
“Is Mr. Smith in?”
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In (adverb)
Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
“Suddenly a strange man walked in.”
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In (adverb)
Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
“He went for the wild toss but wasn’t able to stay in.”
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In (adverb)
Abbreviation of in aid of.
“What’s that in?”
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In (adverb)
After the beginning of something.
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In (noun)
A position of power or a way to get it.
“His parents got him an in with the company”
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In (noun)
The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
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In (noun)
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
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In (noun)
abbreviation of inch
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In (adjective)
In fashion; popular.
“Skirts are in this year.”
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In (adjective)
Incoming.
“the in train”
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In (adjective)
Furled or stowed.
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In (adjective)
With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
“in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband”
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In (adjective)
Currently batting.
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In (adjective)
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
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Inside (noun)
The interior or inner part.
“The inside of the building has been extensively restored.”
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Inside (noun)
The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
“The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.”
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Inside (noun)
The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
“Eating that stuff will damage your insides.”
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Inside (noun)
A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.
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Inside (preposition)
Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.
“He placed the letter inside the envelope.”
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Inside (preposition)
Within a period of time.
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Inside (adverb)
Within or towards the interior of something, especially a building.
“It started raining, so I went inside.”
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Inside (adverb)
Intimately, secretly. feeling or thinking without expressing it
“Are you laughing at us inside?”
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Inside (adverb)
In prison.
“He’s inside, doing a stretch for burglary.”
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Inside (adjective)
Originating from or arranged by someone inside an organisation.
“The reporter had received inside information about the forthcoming takeover.”
“The robbery was planned by the security guard: it was an inside job.”
“They wanted to know the inside story behind the celebrity’s fall from grace.”
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Inside (adjective)
A pitch that is toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
“The first pitch is … just a bit inside.”
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Inside (adjective)
Nearer to the interior of a running track, horse racing course etc.
“Because of the tighter bend, it’s harder to run in an inside lane.”
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In (preposition)
expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else
“dressed in their Sunday best”
“she saw the bus in the rear-view mirror”
“I’m living in London”
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In (preposition)
expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else
“don’t put coal in the bath”
“he got in his car and drove off”
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In (preposition)
expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case
“they met in 1885”
“I hadn’t seen him in years”
“at one o’clock in the morning”
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In (preposition)
expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen
“I’ll see you in fifteen minutes”
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In (preposition)
(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition
“I’ve got to put my affairs in order”
“to be in love”
“a woman in her thirties”
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In (preposition)
indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made
“no discernible difference in quality”
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In (preposition)
expressing inclusion or involvement
“I read it in a book”
“acting in a film”
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In (preposition)
indicating someone’s occupation or profession
“she works in publishing”
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In (preposition)
indicating the language or medium used
“put it in writing”
“say it in French”
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In (preposition)
indicating the key in which a piece of music is written
“Mozart’s Piano Concerto in E flat”
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In (preposition)
as an integral part of (an activity)
“in planning public expenditure it is better to be prudent”
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In (preposition)
expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole)
“a local income tax running at six pence in the pound”
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In (adverb)
expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else
“come in”
“presently the admiral breezed in”
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In (adverb)
expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something
“we were locked in”
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In (adverb)
expressing arrival
“the train got in very late”
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In (adverb)
(of the tide) rising or at its highest level.
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In (adjective)
present at one’s home or office
“we knocked at the door but there was no one in”
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In (adjective)
fashionable
“the in thing to do”
“pastels and light colours are in this year”
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In (adjective)
(of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area.
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In (adjective)
batting
“which side is in?”
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In (noun)
a position of influence with someone powerful or famous
“she got an in with the promising new artist”
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Inside (noun)
the inner side or surface of something
“wipe the inside of the windscreen”
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Inside (noun)
the part of a road furthest from the centre
“overtaking on the inside”
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Inside (noun)
the part of a path nearer to a wall or further from a road.
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Inside (noun)
the side of a bend where the edge or surface is shorter
“the inside of the bend”
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Inside (noun)
the inner part; the interior
“the inside of the car was like an oven”
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Inside (noun)
a person’s stomach and bowels
“my insides are out of order”
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Inside (adjective)
situated on or in the inside
“an inside pocket”
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Inside (adjective)
(in hockey, soccer, and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the centre of the field
“an inside forward”
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Inside (adjective)
known or done by someone within a group or organization
“they were accused of selling shares while in possession of inside information”
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Inside (preposition)
situated within the confines of (something)
“Mr Jackson is waiting for you inside”
“a radio was playing inside the flat”
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Inside (preposition)
moving so as to end up within (something)
“Anatoly reached inside his shirt and brought out a map”
“we walked inside”
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Inside (preposition)
within (a person’s body or mind), typically with reference to sensations of self-awareness
“I just roll the phrases round inside my head”
“she felt a stirring of life inside her”
“I was screaming inside”
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Inside (preposition)
in prison
“she was sentenced to three years inside”
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Inside (preposition)
(in soccer, rugby, and other sports) closer to the centre of the field than (another player)
“he went inside Graves and scored near the post”
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Inside (preposition)
in less than (the period of time specified)
“the oven will have paid for itself inside 18 months”
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Inside (adverb)
situated within the confines of (something)
“Mr Jackson is waiting for you inside”
“a radio was playing inside the flat”
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Inside (adverb)
in less than (the period of time specified)
“the oven will have paid for itself inside 18 months”
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Inside (adverb)
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Inside (adverb)
moving so as to end up within (something)
“Anatoly reached inside his shirt and brought out a map”
“we walked inside”
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Inside (adverb)
within (a person’s body or mind), typically with reference to sensations of self-awareness
“I was screaming inside”
“I just roll the phrases round inside my head”
“she felt a stirring of life inside her”
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Inside (adverb)
in prison
“she was sentenced to three years inside”
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Inside (adverb)
(in soccer, rugby, and other sports) closer to the centre of the field than (another player)
“he went inside Graves and scored near the post”