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    in
    /ɪn/

    preposition

    • 1. expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else: "I'm living in London" Similar insidewithinin the middle ofwithin the bounds/confines ofOpposite outside
    • 2. expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case: "they met in 1885" Similar duringin the course ofin the time ofover

    adverb

    • 1. expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else: "come in" Similar insideindoorsinto the interiorinto the room/house/buildingOpposite out
    • 2. expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something: "we were locked in"

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a position of influence with someone powerful or famous: informal "she got an in with the promising new artist"

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  2. in preposition (COMPARING AMOUNTS) used to compare one part of an amount of something with the total amount of it: Apparently one in ten people /one person in ten has problems with reading. UK The basic rate of income tax is 25 pence in ( US on) the pound. More examples.

  3. 2. used as a function word to indicate means, medium, or instrumentality. written in pencil. bound in leather. 3. a. used as a function word to indicate limitation, qualification, or circumstance. alike in some respects. left in a hurry.

  4. Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you move it so that it is enclosed by the container. He was in his car. ...clothes hanging in the wardrobe. Put the knives in the kitchen drawer. Mix the sugar and the water in a cup.

  5. 1. (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2. (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3. (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.

  6. When one thing is in another, it is surrounded by or within it, the way chocolate chips are in a bowl of cookie batter. In is a word with many different uses. A child can be in a sandbox, and a teenager can be in love.

  7. Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you move it so that it is enclosed by the container. He was in his car. Synonyms: into, within, inside More Synonyms of in. 2. preposition. If something happens in a place, it happens there. ...spending a few days in a hotel.

  8. Definition of in preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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