into
Pronunciation: ['intu:]
Average Rank: 86
Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICTprep. 进入...之内, 朝..., 深入...之中, 成为...状况
Detailed Explanations:
- prep. To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of
- applications.
- prep. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a
- thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as,
- come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into
- another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.
- prep. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or
- access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book;
- to look into an apartment.
- prep. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or
- animation into a composition.
- prep. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.
- prep. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form,
- condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved
- into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and
- water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into
- compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men
- are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into
- the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are
- sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced
- into error and folly.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Word Frequency Rankings
Wikipedia
#48Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus
TV & Movie Scripts
#155Conversational and colloquial usage
Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus
Project Gutenberg
#56Classical and literary usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus
Insights
This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.
Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.