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in 1       (ĭn)  Pronunciation Key 
prep.  
    1. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden.
    2. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket.
    3. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.
    4. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.
    5. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.
    6. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.
    7. By means of: paid in cash.
    8. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
  2. To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love.
    1. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.
    2. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.
    3. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.
    4. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.
    5. By means of: paid in cash.
    6. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
    1. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.
    2. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.
    3. By means of: paid in cash.
    4. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
  5. With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat.
    1. By means of: paid in cash.
    2. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.
  7. With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit.
  8. With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment.
  9. Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten.

adv.  
  1. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in.
  2. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in.
  3. Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in.
  4. Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else.
  5. So as to be available or under one's control: We can proceed when all the evidence is in.
  6. So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites.
  7. So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in.
  8. In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor.

adj.  
  1. Located inside; inner.
  2. Incoming; inward: took the in bus.
  3. Holding office; having power: the in party.
  4. Informal
    1. Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season.
    2. Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See Synonyms at fashionable.
  5. Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference.

n.  
  1. One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs.
  2. Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities.


[Middle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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in for

adjective
certain to get or have; "he knew he was in for a licking" 

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in for

  1. Guaranteed to get or have, as in We're in for a difficult time. [Late 1500s]

  2. in for it. Certain to encounter trouble or punishment, as in When Harry finds out we left early, we'll be in for it. [Late 1600s]

  3. Involved or entered for some purpose, as in We're in for the profits. [Mid-1800s] Also see have it in for; in for a penny.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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