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{
"term": "in",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "at a point within an area or a space",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a country in Africa"
},
{
"text": "The kids were playing in the street."
},
{
"text": "It's in that drawer."
},
{
"text": "I read about it in the paper."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "within the shape of something; surrounded by something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was lying in bed."
},
{
"text": "sitting in an armchair"
},
{
"text": "Leave the key in the lock."
},
{
"text": "Soak it in cold water."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "into something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He dipped his brush in the paint."
},
{
"text": "She got in her car and drove off."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "forming the whole or part of something/somebody; contained within something/somebody",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There are 31 days in May."
},
{
"text": "all the paintings in the collection"
},
{
"text": "I recognize his father in him *(= his character is similar to his father's)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "during a period of time",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "in 2021"
},
{
"text": "in the 18th century"
},
{
"text": "in spring/summer/autumn/winter"
},
{
"text": "in the fall"
},
{
"text": "in March"
},
{
"text": "in the morning/afternoon/evening"
},
{
"text": "I'm getting forgetful in my old age."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "after a particular length of time",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months."
},
{
"text": "It will be ready in a week's time *(= one week from now)*."
},
{
"text": "She learnt to drive in three weeks *(= after three weeks she could drive)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "for a particular period of time",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I haven't seen him in years."
},
{
"text": "It's the first letter I've had in ten days."
}
],
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "wearing something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "dressed in their best clothes"
},
{
"text": "the man in the hat"
},
{
"text": "to be in uniform"
},
{
"text": "She was all in black."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "used to describe something that is all around you",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We went out in the rain."
},
{
"text": "He was sitting alone in the darkness."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "used to show the language, material, etc. used",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Say it in English."
},
{
"text": "She wrote in pencil."
},
{
"text": "Put it in writing."
},
{
"text": "I paid in cash."
},
{
"text": "He spoke in a loud voice."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 11,
"definition": "used to show a state or condition",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm in love!"
},
{
"text": "The house is in good repair."
},
{
"text": "I must put my affairs in order."
},
{
"text": "a man in his thirties"
},
{
"text": "The daffodils were in full bloom."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 12,
"definition": "involved in something; taking part in something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to act in a play"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 13,
"definition": "used to show somebody’s job or profession",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He is in the army."
},
{
"text": "She's in computers."
},
{
"text": "in business"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 14,
"definition": "used to show the form, shape, arrangement or quantity of something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a novel in three parts"
},
{
"text": "Roll it up in a ball."
},
{
"text": "They sat in rows."
},
{
"text": "People flocked in their thousands to see her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 15,
"definition": "used to show the quality or thing that a judgement is being made about",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was not lacking in courage."
},
{
"text": "a country rich in minerals"
},
{
"text": "three metres in length"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 16,
"definition": "while doing something; while something is happening",
"examples": [
{
"text": "In attempting to save the child from drowning, she nearly lost her own life."
},
{
"text": "In all the commotion I forgot to tell him the news."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 17,
"definition": "used to introduce the name of a person who has a particular quality",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We're losing a first-rate editor in Jen."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 18,
"definition": "used to show a rate or relative amount",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a gradient of one in five"
},
{
"text": "a tax rate of 22 pence in the pound"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "for the reason that; because",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was fortunate in that she had friends to help her."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪn/",
"audio": "in/in/in__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪn ðət/",
"audio": "in/in/in_that_1_gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪn/",
"audio": "in/in/in__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪn ðət/",
"audio": "in/in/in_that_1_us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en."
}