preposition
into
indicating the number to be divided by a preceding number
Four goes into twenty exactly five times, with no remainder.
Etymology
The arithmetic use treats division as asking how many times one quantity fits into another. Into introduces the quantity within which those equal parts are counted.
More examples
- Six into eighteen is three.
- How many times does eight go into forty?
- Five goes into seventeen three times, with two left over.
Forms
into
Similar words
- divided by
- Puts the dividend first and the divisor second.
- over
- Reads a fraction with the dividend before the divisor.