into

🇺🇸 /ˈɪntə/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪntə/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A1
preposition
A1

moving to the inside of something

She walked into the room and closed the door.

A1

moving toward something

The car drove into the garage for parking.

A1

hitting against something

The ball bounced into the wall and came back.

R

continuing during a time period

They talked into the early morning hours.

A2

changing to a different form

Water turns into ice when it freezes.

R

causing a result

The loud noise scared him into hiding.

B1

about or examining something

The police are looking into the accident.

R

dividing numbers

Four goes into twenty exactly five times.

translation

prep. moving to the inside of something; moving toward something; hitting against something; continuing during a time period; changing to a different form; causing a result; about or examining something; dividing numbers