in
[ in ]
/ ɪn /
preposition
(used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
(used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn.
(used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.
(used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper; to be similar in appearance.
(used to indicate means): sketched in ink; spoken in French.
(used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let's go in the house.
(used to indicate transition from one state to another): to break in half.
(used to indicate object or purpose): speaking in honor of the event.
adverb
in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in.
on the inside; within.
in one's house or office.
in office or power.
in possession or occupancy.
having the turn to play, as in a game.
Baseball.
(of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in, expecting a bunt.
on good terms; in favor: He's in with his boss, but he doubts it will last.
in vogue; in style: He says straw hats will be in this year.
in season: Watermelons will soon be in.
adjective
located or situated within; inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism.
Informal.
- in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine; Her new novel is the in book to read this summer.
- comprehensible only to a special or ultrasophisticated group: an in joke.
well-liked; included in a favored group.
inward; incoming; inbound: an in train.
plentiful; available.
being in power, authority, control, etc.: a member of the in party.
playing the last nine holes of an eighteen-hole golf course (opposed to out): His in score on the second round was 34.
noun
Usually ins.
persons in office or political power (distinguished from outs).
a member of the political party in power: The election made him an in.
pull or influence; a social advantage or connection: He's got an in with the senator.
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that lands within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to out).
verb (used with object), inned, in·ning. British Dialect.
to enclose.
Idioms for in
be in for,
to be bound to undergo something, especially a disagreeable experience: We are in for a long speech.
in for it, Slang.
about to suffer chastisement or unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions or omissions: I forgot our anniversary again, and I'll be in for it now.
Also British, for it.
in that,
because; inasmuch as: In that you won't have time for supper, let me give you something now.
in with,
on friendly terms with; familiar or associating with: They are in with all the important people.
Origin of in
before 900; 1925–30
for def 28; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Dutch, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Gothic
in, Old Norse
ī, Latin
in, Greek
en, Lithuanian
į
Words nearby in
ims,
imu,
imune,
imuran,
imv,
in,
in a bad light,
in a bad mood,
in a bad way,
in a big way,
in a bind
British Dictionary definitions for in that (1 of 4)
In
the chemical symbol for
indium
British Dictionary definitions for in that (2 of 4)
IN
abbreviation for
Indiana
British Dictionary definitions for in that (3 of 4)
in
1
/ (ɪn) /
preposition
inside; within
no smoking in the auditorium
at a place where there is
lying in the shade; walking in the rain
indicating a state, situation, or condition
in a deep sleep; standing in silence
before or when (a period of time) has elapsed
come back in one year
using (a language, etc) as a means of communication
written in code
concerned or involved with, esp as an occupation
in journalism
expressing a ratio, proportion, or probability
one in five boys
while or by performing the action of; as a consequence of or by means of
in crossing the street he was run over
used to indicate goal or purpose
in honour of the president
(used of certain animals) about to give birth to; pregnant with (specified offspring)
in foal; in calf
a variant of into she fell in the water; he tore the paper in two
have it in one (often foll by an infinitive)
to have the ability (to do something)
in it Australian informal
joining in; taking part
in that or in so far as (conjunction)
because or to the extent that; inasmuch as
I regret my remark in that it upset you
nothing in it
no difference or interval between two things
adverb (particle)
in or into a particular place; inward or indoors
come in; bring him in
so as to achieve office, power, or authority
the Conservatives got in at the last election
so as to enclose
block in; cover in a hole
(in certain games) so as to take one's turn or one's team's turn at a certain aspect of the play; taking one's innings
you have to get the other side out before you go in
British
(of a fire) alight
do you keep the fire in all night?
(in combination)
indicating an activity or gathering, esp one organized to protest against something
teach-in; work-in
in at
present at (the beginning, end, etc)
in between
between
in for
about to be affected by (something, esp something unpleasant)
you're in for a shock
in on
acquainted with or sharing in
I was in on all his plans
in with
associated with; friendly with; regarded highly by
have it in for or have got it in for informal
to wish or intend harm towards
adjective
(stressed)
fashionable; modish
the in thing to do
NZ
competing
you've got to be in to win
noun
ins and outs
intricacies or complications; details
the ins and outs of a computer system
Word Origin for in
Old English; compare Old High German
in, Welsh
yn, Old Norse
ī, Latin
in, Greek
en
British Dictionary definitions for in that (4 of 4)
in
2
the internet domain name for
India
Medical definitions for in that
In
The symbol for the elementindium
Scientific definitions for in that
In
The symbol for indium.
Idioms and Phrases with in that (1 of 2)
in that
For the reason that, because, as in In that you will be busy for the next few weeks, let's go over your paper now. [Mid-1400s]
Idioms and Phrases with in that (2 of 2)
in
In addition to the idioms beginning with in, also see under out of
- in a bad light
- in a bad mood
- in a bad way
- in a big way
- in a bind
- in a breeze
- in absentia
- in a cold sweat
- in addition
- in a dither
- in advance
- in a fix
- in a flash
- in a flutter
- in a fog
- in a good light
- in a hole
- in a huff
- in a jam
- in a lather
- in all
- in all one's born days
- in all probability
- in a manner of speaking
- in and of itself
- in a nutshell
- in any case
- in a pig's eye
- in a pinch
- in arms
- in arrears
- in a rut
- in a sense
- in a snit
- in a state
- in a stew
- in a tight corner
- in a tizzy
- in at the death
- in a walk
- in a way
- in awe of, be
- in a while
- in a word
- in a world of one's own
- in back of
- in bad
- in bad faith
- in bad with, be
- in behalf of
- in between
- in between times
- in black and white
- in brief
- in bulk
- in cahoots
- in care of
- in case
- in cement
- in character
- in charge
- in check
- in chorus
- in circles
- in circulation
- in clover
- in cold blood
- in cold storage
- in commission
- in common
- in concert
- in condition
- in confidence
- in conscience
- in consequence
- in consideration of
- in creation
- in deep
- in default of
- in defiance of
- in demand
- in depth
- in detail
- in dispute
- in drag
- in due course
- in Dutch
- in earnest
- in effect
- in effigy
- in escrow
- in essence
- in evidence
- in excess of
- in exchange
- in fact
- in fashion
- in favor of
- in favor with
- in fine feather
- in for
- in for a penny, in for a pound
- in force
- in front of
- in full
- in full swing
- in general
- in good condition
- in good faith
- in good hands
- in good part
- in good spirits
- in good stead
- in good time
- in good with, be
- in half
- in hand
- in harness
- in heat
- in high dudgeon
- in honor of
- in hopes of
- in itself
- in keeping with
- in key
- in kind
- in large measure
- in league with
- in left field
- in lieu of
- in light of
- in limbo
- in line
- in love
- in luck
- in memory of
- in mind
- in name only
- in no case
- in nothing flat
- in no time
- in no uncertain terms
- in on, be
- in one blow
- in one breath
- in one ear and out the other
- in one fell swoop
- in one piece
- in one's
- in one's behalf
- in one's blood
- in one's book
- in one's cups
- in one's element
- in one's eyes
- in one's favor
- in one's glory
- in one's hands
- in one's heart of hearts
- in one's interest
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's name
- in one's own backyard
- in one's own right
- in one's own world
- in one's pocket
- in one's prime
- in one's right mind
- in one's shell
- in one's tracks
- in one stroke
- in one's way
- in orbit
- in order
- in other words
- in over one's head
- in part
- in particular
- in passing
- in perpetuity
- in person
- in phase
- in place
- in place of
- in plain English
- in play
- in pocket
- in point
- in practice
- in principle
- in print
- in private
- in progress
- in proportion
- in public
- in question
- in quest of
- in reach
- in reality
- in reason
- in reference to
- in regard to
- in relation to
- in reserve
- in residence
- in respect to
- in retrospect
- in return
- in round numbers
- ins and outs
- in search of
- in season
- in secret
- in seventh heaven
- in shape
- in short
- in short order
- in short supply
- inside of
- inside out
- inside track, the
- in sight
- in single file
- in so many words
- in some measure
- in someone's
- in someone's bad graces
- in someone's face
- in someone's good graces
- in someone's hair
- in someone's shoes
- in someone's stead
- in spades
- in specie
- in spite of
- in state
- in step
- in stitches
- in stock
- in store
- in stride
- in style
- in substance
- in terms of
- in that
- in that case
- in the act
- in the aggregate
- in the air
- in the air
- in the altogether
- in the back
- in the bag
- in the balance
- in the ballpark
- in the bargain
- in the black
- in the blood
- in the bud
- in the buff
- in the can
- in the cards
- in the care of
- in the case of
- in the chips
- in the circumstances
- in the clear
- in the clouds
- in the cold light of day
- in the course of
- in the dark
- in the dock
- in the doghouse
- in the doldrums
- in the driver's seat
- in the dumps
- in the dust, leave someone
- in the end
- in the event of
- in the eye
- in the eye of
- in the face
- in the face of
- in the family way
- in the final analysis
- in the first place
- in the flesh
- in the flush of
- in the fullness of time
- in the groove
- in the gutter
- in the hands of
- in the heat of
- in the hole
- in the hope
- in the hot seat
- in the interest of
- in the interim
- in the know
- in the lap of luxury
- in the least
- in the limelight
- in the long run
- in the loop
- in the lurch
- in the main
- in the making
- in the market for
- in the middle of
- in the midst
- in the money
- in the mood
- in the mouth
- in the name of
- in the near future
- in the neck
- in the neighborhood of
- in the nick of time
- in the offing
- in the picture, be
- in the pink
- in the pipeline
- in the public eye
- in the raw
- in the red
- in there pitching
- in the right, be
- in the rough
- in the round
- in the running
- in the saddle
- in the same boat
- in the same breath
- in the same league
- in the same mold
- in the second place
- in the short run
- in the soup
- in the street
- in the swim
- in the teeth of
- in the throes
- in the twinkling of an eye
- in the unlikely event
- in the wake of
- in the way
- in the wind
- in the wings
- in the works
- in the world
- in the worst way
- in the wrong
- in thing, the
- in this day and age
- in time
- in time
- in token of
- in touch, be
- in tow
- in trouble with
- in trust
- in tune
- in turn
- in two shakes
- in unison
- in up to
- in vain
- in view
- in view of
- in wait
- in waiting
- in with, be
- in your face