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preposition
1.
(used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park.
2.
(used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn.
3.
(used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes.
4.
(used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper; to be similar in appearance.
5.
EXPAND(used to indicate means): sketched in ink; spoken in French.
adverb
9.
in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in.
10.
on the inside; within.
11.
in one's house or office.
12.
in office or power.
13.
EXPANDin possession or occupancy.
14.
having the turn to play, as in a game.
15.
Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in, expecting a bunt.
16.
on good terms; in favor: He's in with his boss, but he doubts it will last.
17.
in vogue; in style: He says straw hats will be in this year.
18.
COLLAPSEin season: Watermelons will soon be in.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
adjective
19.
located or situated within; inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism.
20.
Informal.
a.
in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine; Her new novel is the in book to read this summer.
b.
comprehensible only to a special or ultrasophisticated group: an in joke.
21.
well-liked; included in a favored group.
22.
inward; incoming; inbound: an in train.
23.
EXPANDplentiful; available.
noun
26.
Usually, ins. persons in office or political power (distinguished from outs).
27.
a member of the political party in power: The election made him an in.
28.
pull or influence; a social advantage or connection: He's got an in with the senator.
29.
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that lands within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to out).
verb (used with object) British Dialect.
Idioms30.
to enclose.
31.
be in for, to be bound to undergo something, especially a disagreeable experience: We are in for a long speech.
32.
in for it, Slang. about to suffer chastisement or unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions or omissions: I forgot our anniversary again, and I'll be in for it now. Also, British, for it.
33.
in that, because; inasmuch as: In that you won't have time for supper, let me give you something now.
34.
in with, on friendly terms with; familiar or associating with: They are in with all the important people.
Origin:
before 900; 1925–30 for def. 28; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Dutch, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Gothic in, Old Norse ī, Latin in, Greek en, Lithuanian į
before 900; 1925–30 for def. 28; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German, Dutch, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Gothic in, Old Norse ī, Latin in, Greek en, Lithuanian į
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Word Origin & History
in
O.E. in "in," inne "within," from P.Gmc. *in (cf. O.Fris, Du., Ger., Goth. in, O.N. i), from PIE *en-/*n (cf. Gk. en, L. in, O.Ir. in, Welsh yn-, O.C.S. on-). Sense of "holding power" (the in party) first recorded 1605; that of "exclusive" (the in-crowd, an in-joke) is from 1907; that of "stylish, fashionable"
EXPAND(the in thing) is from 1960. The noun sense of "influence, access" (have an in with) first recorded 1929 in Amer.Eng. In-and-out "copulation" is attested from 1610s.
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Medical Dictionary
In
The symbol for the element indium.
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indium  (ĭn'dē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol In A soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic element that occurs mainly in ores of zinc and lead. It is used in the manufacture of semiconductors, in bearings for aircraft engines, and as a plating over silver in mirrors. Atomic number 49; atomic weight 114.82; melting point 156.61°C; boiling point 2,080°C; specific gravity 7.31; valence 1, 2, 3. See Periodic Table. |
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