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DictionaryintoMovement inside
preposition

into

IN-tuh/ˈɪntə/

Moving from outside to within something's bounds.

The woman lowers the apple into the clear glass bowl.

An older woman lowers an apple through the open mouth of a clear glass bowl, with the apple visibly crossing the rim into the bowl.
Etymology
inOld Englishin, within
+toOld Englishtoward, as far as

In supplies the interior location, while to supplies direction toward it. Their combination helped distinguish movement into a place from being in it as older grammatical endings faded.

In context

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More examples

  • Pour the milk into a clean glass.
  • The train disappears into the tunnel.
  • He slips the letter into an envelope.

Similar words

inside
Can describe either an interior location or movement to it.