into

[ in-too; unstressed in-too, -tuh ]

preposition

1. to the inside of; in toward:

   He walked into the room. The train chugged into the station.

2. toward or in the direction of:

   going into town.

3. to a point of contact with; against:

   backed into a parked car.

4. (used to indicate insertion or immersion in):

   plugged into the socket.

5. (used to indicate entry, inclusion, or introduction in a place or condition):

   received into the church.

6. to the state, condition, or form assumed or brought about:

   went into shock; lapsed into disrepair; translated into another language.

7. to the occupation, action, possession, circumstance, or acceptance of:

   went into banking; coerced into complying.

8. (used to indicate a continuing extent in time or space):

   lasted into the night; far into the distance.

9. (used to indicate the number to be divided by another number):

   2 into 20 equals 10.

10. Informal. interested or absorbed in, especially obsessively:

    She's into yoga and gardening.

11. Slang. in debt to:

    I'm into him for ten dollars.

adjective

1. Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f ( x ) = x 2 for every integer.

into

/ ˈɪntuː; ˈɪntə /

preposition

1. to the interior or inner parts of

   to look into a case

2. to the middle or midst of so as to be surrounded by

   into the bushes

   into the water

3. against; up against

   he drove into a wall

4. used to indicate the result of a transformation or change

   he changed into a monster

5. maths used to indicate a dividend

   three into six is two

6. informal.
   interested or enthusiastically involved in

   I'm really into Freud these days

Word History and Origins

Origin of into¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English; in + to

Idioms and Phrases

• be into

Example Sentences

Hegseth’s loyalty is significant, because Trump has previously demonstrated willingness to extend his decision-making reach into matters traditionally left to Pentagon leaders.

From Los Angeles Times

Once organizers can tap into those values and find a “shared understanding,” the goal is to have an “overwhelming majority” to win a similar measure in the future.

From Salon

Shariyf pointed out how there was only one abortion clinic in the state before the total ban went into effect.

From Salon

“Villa Vie Odyssey will be spending a month in the Caribbean before embarking on a 4-month South American journey featuring 2 Panama Canal transits, 2 World Wonders, the Chilean Fjords, an Antarctic sail-by, Carnival in Rio and an 8-day endeavor deep into the Amazon River,” it said.

From Salon

Like rumors, sometimes the connection is true, sometimes it’s totally false, and sometimes it’s been deeply complicated by some other factor that didn’t make it into your groupchat.

From Slate

Related Words

• in the direction of