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{
"term": "into",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to a position in or inside something",
"labels": "(figurative)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Come into the house."
},
{
"text": "She dived into the water."
},
{
"text": "He threw the letter into the fire."
},
{
"text": "She turned and walked off into the night."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "in the direction of something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Speak clearly into the microphone."
},
{
"text": "Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to a point at which you hit somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The truck crashed into a parked car."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to a point during a period of time",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She carried on working late into the night."
},
{
"text": "He didn't get married until he was well into his forties."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to show a change in state",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The fruit can be made into jam."
},
{
"text": "Can you translate this passage into German?"
},
{
"text": "They came into power in 2023."
},
{
"text": "She was sliding into depression."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "used to show the result of an action",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was shocked into a confession of guilt."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "about or in connection with something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an inquiry into safety procedures"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "used when you are dividing numbers",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "3 into 24 is 8."
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be interested in something in an active way",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's into surfing in a big way."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to owe somebody money or be owed money by somebody",
"labels": "(US English, informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500."
},
{
"text": "The bank was into her for $100 000."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪntə//ˈɪntu//ˈɪntuː/",
"audio": "in/into/into__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɪntə//ˈɪntu//ˈɪntuː/",
"audio": "in/into/into__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English intō (see in, to)."
}