Into

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  • preposition. To the inside or interior of.
  • preposition. undefined
  • preposition. To the activity or occupation of.
  • preposition. To the condition, state, or form of.
  • preposition. So as to be in or be included in.
  • preposition. Interested in or involved with.
  • preposition. To a point within the limits of a period of time or extent of space.
  • preposition. In the direction of; toward.
  • preposition. Against.
  • preposition. As a divisor of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In and to; to and in: implying motion: used to express any relation, as of presence, situation, inclusion, etc., that is expressed by in, accompanied by the idea of motion or direction inward. Compare in.
  • Of change of condition: after such verbs as pass, fall, grow, change, convert, transmute, etc. Into, as thus indicating change, may when used with an intransitive verb give it a transitive force: as, to talk a man into submission; to reason one's self into error.
  • In: not implying motion: as, he fought into the Revolution.
  • Unto; until. Compare intil.
  • Within, implying deficiency: as, the pole was long enough into a foot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • preposition. To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.
  • preposition. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion
  • preposition. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents
  • preposition. Indicating insertion.
  • preposition. Denoting inclusion.
  • preposition. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • preposition. Going inside (of)
  • preposition. Going to a geographic region.
  • preposition. Against, especially with force or violence.
  • preposition. Producing, becoming
  • preposition. Of (when describing duration)
  • preposition. Intensely interested in or attracted to.
  • preposition. Taking distinct arguments to distinct values.
  • preposition. The operation of division, with the denominator expressed first.
  • preposition. Investigation of a subject.
  • Word Usage
    "I was panting from the exertion, the call was really more a strained grunting series of messages as we all but ran down the slope……..into the gun smoke…possibly into Hell!"