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into^¹

/ˈɪn.tuː/ UK, stressed
/ˈɪn.tiː/ Northumbria, UK, stressed
/ˈɪn.tu/ Canada, US, stressed
/ˈɪn.tə/ unstressed
/ˈɪn.tɪ/ Northumbria
/ˈɪn.tʊ/ before vowel, unstressed
/ˈɪn.tɪv/ Northumbria
/ˈɪn.tʊv/
/ˈɪɳʈʊ/ South Asia
[ɪɳʈɨ]
[ɪɳʈu]

Rhymes with (unstressed, before consonants) -ɪntə

Where it comes from

From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.

preposition intiv

To or towards the inside of. Mary danced into the house.
To or towards the region of. We left the house and walked into the street.
To the condition or state. They lulled us into thinking we still had time.
Against, especially with force or violence. The car crashed into the tree.
Indicates transition into another form or substance. I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.
Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections. A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.
After the start of. About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.
colloquial Interested in or attracted to. She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now.
Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes". How many times does 24 go into 48?
India, UK, archaic Expressing the operation of multiplication. Five into three is fifteen.
Investigating the subject (of). There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.
colloquial Attacking or fighting a person. The next time he'll wrestle you, he'll be into you faster than you can say the word sumo.

INTO^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: till, join, onto, south, nova, integrate, part, incorporate, along, partaking, access, entrance, entry, entering, investigate, destination

Translations

Every language

prep going inside

Español	adentro de, para dentro de
Português	para dentro de
Français	dans, à l'intérieur de, au milieu de, parmi
Deutsch	in
Italiano	in, verso, andando verso
Ελληνικά	σε se
Русский	в v
Tiếng Việt	vào, vào trong
العربية	دَاخِل dāḵil
עברית	לתוך

prep producing, becoming

Español	en
Português	em
Français	en
Deutsch	in
Italiano	in
Русский	в v
العربية	إِلَّى ʔillā

prep going to a geographic region

Português	até
Français	dans, en
Deutsch	in, gen
Italiano	verso
Русский	в v, на na
العربية	فِي fī

prep against, with force

Português	em
Français	dans
Deutsch	gegen, in (if deformable)
Italiano	contro
Русский	в v
العربية	فِي fī

prep after the start of

Italiano	di

prep colloquial: intensely interested in

Español	vacilarle, bacilarle, fliparle, chiflarle, sentirse atraído por, ser como tonto para
Português	a fim
Deutsch	für
Italiano	appassionato m di, interessato m a
Русский	увлечён uvlečón
עברית	בעניין

prep expressing the operation of division

Deutsch	in
Italiano	in

prep taking distinct arguments to distinct values

Deutsch	auf
Italiano	in
Русский	на na

prep investigating the subject

Français	à propos de
Deutsch	nach, hinsichtlich
Italiano	di

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@misc{into_2026,
  title = {into},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/into},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}