Word: in Part of Speech: prep Etymology: PIE word *h₁en Preposition and verb from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in. Adverb, noun and adjective from Middle English in, from Old English inn and inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Sense 1/2 "in"/"into" are from the original PIE prefix, with locative/accusative case respectively. Sense 3/4 "qualification"/"means" are from the PIE metaphor of all infinitives coming from locatives. Pronunciation: /ən/, /ɪn/, /ɘn/ 1. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: The dog is in the kennel. Example: There were three pickles in a jar. 2. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: I like living in the city. Example: There are lots of trees in the park. 3. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: We are in the enemy camp. Example: Her plane is in the air. 4. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: I glanced over at the pretty girl in the red dress. Example: Who’s the blonde in the sunhat over there? 5. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: There wasn't much of interest in her speech. Example: He hasn't got an original idea in him. 6. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: You are one in a million. Example: She's in an orchestra. 7. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: My birthday is in the first week of December. Example: Easter falls in the fourth lunar month. 8. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: Will you be able to finish this in a week? Example: The massacre resulted in over 1000 deaths in three hours. 9. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: They said they would call us in a week. 10. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: I've always worked in plastics. Example: She dabbles in Buddhism. 11. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits. Example: Many English nouns in -is form their plurals in -es, while those in kn- are pronounced just /n/-. 12. Into. Example: Less water gets in your boots this way. Example: She stood there looking in the window longingly. 13. By (doing something); indicating action causing an effect or achieving a purpose. Example: In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment. Example: In trying to make amends, she actually made matters worse. 14. Indicating an order or arrangement. Example: My fat rolls around in folds. Example: The planes flew over in waves. 15. Denoting a state of the subject. Example: He stalked away in anger. Example: John is in a coma. 16. Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics. Example: You've got a friend in me. Example: He's met his match in her. 17. Pertaining to; with regard to. Example: There has been no change in his condition. Example: What grade did he get in English? 18. As to have sufficient or plentiful amounts of. Example: The fruit trees in the yard keep me in apples and pears for most of the year. 19. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality. Example: Please pay me in cash — preferably in tens and twenties. Example: The deposit can be in any legal tender, even in gold. 20. Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality. Example: Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" in C minor is among his most popular. Example: His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.