into
(unstressed)
prep
1 to the interior or inner parts of
to look into a case
2 to the middle or midst of so as to be surrounded by
into the water, into the bushes
3 against; up against
he drove into a wall
4 used to indicate the result of a transformation or change
he changed into a monster
5 (Maths) used to indicate a dividend
three into six is two
6 Informal interested or enthusiastically involved in I'm really into Freud these days
blow into
vb intr, prep
Informal to arrive in or enter (a room, etc.) suddenly
book into
vb prep to reserve a room for (oneself or someone else) at (a hotel)
break into
vb intr, prep
1 to enter (a house, etc.) illegally, esp. by force
2 to change abruptly from a slower to a faster speed
the horse broke into a gallop
3 to consume (supplies held in reserve)
at the end of the exercise the soldiers had to break into their iron rations
build into
vb tr, prep to make (something) a definite part of (a contract, agreement, etc.)
bump into
vb intr, prep
Informal to meet by chance; encounter unexpectedly
buy into
vb intr, prep
1 to agree with or accept as valid (an argument, theory, etc.)
2 (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal to get involved in (an argument, fight, etc.)
come into
vb intr, prep
3 ♦
come into one's own to become fulfilled
she really came into her own when she got divorced
dip into
vb intr, prep
1 to draw (upon)
he dipped into his savings
2 to read (passages) at random or cursorily in (a book, newspaper, etc.)
enter into
vb intr, prep
1 to be considered as a necessary part of (one's plans, calculations, etc.)
2 to be in sympathy with
he enters into his patient's problems
get into
vb prep
2 intr to reach (a destination)
the train got into London at noon
3 to get dressed in (clothes)
4 intr to preoccupy or obsess (a person's emotions or thoughts)
what's got into him tonight?
5 to assume or cause to assume (a specified condition, habit, etc.)
to get into debt, get a person into a mess
6 to be elected to or cause to be elected to
to get into Parliament
7 usually intr
Informal to become or cause to become familiar with (a skill)
once you get into driving you'll enjoy it
8 usually intr
Informal to develop or cause to develop an absorbing interest in (a hobby, subject, or book)
go into
vb intr, prep
2 to start a career in
to go into publishing
3 to investigate or examine
to go into the problem of price increases
4 to discuss
we won't go into that now
5 to dress oneself differently in
to go into mourning
6 to hit
the car had gone into a lamppost
7 to go to live in or be admitted to, esp. temporarily
she went into hospital on Tuesday
8 to enter a specified state
she went into fits of laughter
grow into
vb intr, prep to become big or mature enough for
his clothes were always big enough for him to grow into
hoe into
vb intr, prep (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal to eat (food) heartily
hop into
vb intr, prep (Austral. and N.Z.)
slang
2 to start or set about (a task)
lace into
vb intr, prep to attack violently, either verbally or physically
lay into
vb intr, prep
Informal
let into
vb tr, prep
2 to put into the surface of
to let a pipe into the wall
3 to allow (someone) to share (a secret)
light into
vb intr, prep
Informal to assail physically or verbally
marry into
vb intr, prep to become a member of (a family) by marriage
pitch into
vb intr, prep
Informal
1 to assail physically or verbally
2 to get on with doing (something)
read into
vb tr, prep to discern in or infer from a statement (meanings not intended by the speaker or writer)
run into
vb prep; mainly intr
1 also tr to collide with or cause to collide with
her car ran into a tree
2 to encounter unexpectedly
3 also tr to be beset by or cause to be beset by
the project ran into financial difficulties
4 to extend to; be of the order of
debts running into thousandsf
see into
vb intr, prep
1 to examine or investigate
2 to discover the true nature of
I can't see into your thoughts
talk into
vb tr, prep to persuade to by talking
I talked him into buying the house
tear into
vb intr, prep
Informal to attack vigorously and damagingly
walk into
vb intr, prep to meet with unwittingly
to walk into a trap