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UK /ˈɪn.tuː/ US /ˈɪn.tu/

prep 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

alone, better, dangerous, different, gold, own, thin

She transformed her messy garage into something completely different over the summer.

VERB + INTO

age, ascending, beaten, came, crashed, danced, designs, divided

She danced into the room with such energy that everyone turned to watch her.

INTO + NOUN

area, behavior, camels', consideration, decanter, friend, fur, guinness

She poured the wine carefully into a decanter before serving it to her guests.

PREP.

after, up

She ran after him into the crowded shopping mall to return his forgotten wallet.

ADV.

totally

She was totally into the new Netflix series and watched all five seasons in two weeks.

Definitions

prep

To or towards the inside of.

Mary danced into the house.

Pour the wine into the decanter.

To or towards the region of.

We left the house and walked into the street.

The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.

Against, especially with force or violence.

The car crashed into the tree.

I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.

Indicates transition into another form or substance.

I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.

Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!

Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.

A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.

Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.

name

Initialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation.

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Idioms & Phrases

you can't get a quart into a pint pot

You cannot fit a large object or amount in something smaller.

turn into a pumpkin

To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight).

I'm about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want.

get one's claws into

To have a controlling influence over.

Once that bank gets its claws into you, it doesn't let go easily.

look into

To investigate, explore, or consider.

If you are buying a new car, you might want to look into getting a hybrid or other high-efficiency vehicle.

back into

To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.

The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals backed into the playoffs.

Example Bank

Mary danced into the house.

Wiktionary

Pour the wine into the decanter.

Wiktionary

The nomads shave intricate designs into their camels' fur.

Wiktionary

Pull into shape after washing.

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The car crashed into the wall.

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Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.

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