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Phrasal In-Into
Phrasal preposition In-Into
Ask IN >>> I asked her in | To invite somebody into your house |
Bash IN >>> The window was bashed in . | To break by hitting violently |
Believe IN >>> Do you believe in ghosts ? | To feel sure about the existence |
Blend IN >>> The curtains blend in perfectly with the carpet. | Look similar to |
Build IN >>> Safeguards against fraud are built in to the system. | Permanent part |
Call IN >>> He called in at the office before he left for London. | Visiting a place or a person |
Cave IN >>> Wall of the tunnel caved in on the workman. | Fall down |
Check IN >>> After checking in , we went out for a meal. | To go to an official desk |
Chime IN >>> He kept chiming in with his opinions. | Interrupt into conversation |
Culminate IN >>> The negotiations culminated in an agreement acceptable to all sides. | To end |
Dabble IN >>> She swims twice a week and dabbling in weight training. | Take part |
Deal IN >>> He made a fortune dealing in stocks and shares. | To do business |
Delight IN >>> From childhood, she delighted in reading. | Get a lot of pleasure |
Dial IN >>> Every time I dial in with the internet I don’t get the connection. | To make a connection between one computer and another using telephone |
Dig IN >>> My cat dig in the bowl of milk and finished it off | To eat sth up |
Dig(yourself) IN >>> They advanced a short distance and dug themselves in | to make a safe place for yourself in the ground and prepare for the enemy to attack |
Dip IN >>> We dipped donuts in the chocolate syrup. | To put something into the liquid and remove it again quickly |
Disbelieve IN >>> My friend disbelieves in god. | To not believe that sb/sth exists |
Dive IN >>> As soon as the food was served my brother dived in . | To start sth with enthusiasm |
Do(sb) IN >>> I think it was the alcohol that did him in . | Unable to do something |
Draw IN >>> The train draws out of the station. | If a train draws out of the station |
Drink IN >>> We sat watching the movie, drinking it all in. | Listen/look at sth with great pleasure |
Drop IN >>> We may drop in on Maria next week. | To pay them a short visit |
Drop IN >>> I and my friends dropped in the coffee shop for a quick drink on my way home. | To pay a short informal visit to Sb |
Drop IN >>> I dropped into my friend’s parlor. | Used to describe a place where you can go without making an appointment |
Eat IN >>> Is this fruit to eat in or take away ? | have a male |
End IN >>> The partnership between the two companies could all end in tears. | To have as an ending or as a result |
Factor IN >>> When you estimated the cost of the repairs, you forgot to factor in the labor. | Include a particular fact or situation |
Fade IN >>> It gradually becomes louder or clearer. | In if a sound |
Fall IN >>> The roof of the cave fell in . | If a roof or a ceiling falls in |
Fax IN >>> Orders can be either phoned or faxed in to us. | To send a fax |
Hand IN >>> All the assignments must be handed in within due time. | Submit |
Immerse IN >>> After getting married he was immersed in his family life. | Busy |
Indulge IN >>> I do not like to indulge in such a petty sort of issue. | Get involved |
Ink IN >>> The company has inked in June 1st for the launch. | To write or draw |
Interest IN >>> I am interested in learning new things. | Have interest |
Invest IN >>> Someone must invest in books. | Spend money on something useful |
Jack IN >>> My sister is going to jack her job in after marriage. | To stop doing a regular activity |
Join IN >>> I wish he would join in with the other children | Start doing with people who are already doing it |
Jump IN >>> Feel free to jump in at any moment while we are talking. | To enter someone quickly |
Keep IN >>> The teacher kept the students in after school because they had misbehaved. | Not allow someone out |
Keep IN >>> The teacher kept the students in after school because they had misbehaved. | Not allow someone out |
Key IN >>> It took me ages to key in all the information into the database. | Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic system |
Land IN >>> He was a thief and landed in to jail for his crimes. | Get someone into trouble |
Let IN >>> Students are not let in the teachers’ staff room. | Allow someone to enter. |
Log IN >>> Someone is changing my password so I couldn't log in . | Enter a restricted area on a computer system. |
Marry IN >>> Islam encourages its followers to marry in . | Marry someone of the same ethnicity, religion, etc |
Move IN >>> He moved in where he feels comfortable. | Start living in a place. |
Opt IN >>> If you want them successful, you have to opt-in . | Choose to be part of a member of something |
Plug IN >>> I haven't plugged in the TV yet, I just bought it. | Able to connect employing plug |
Pull IN >>> I need a break, I'll pull in over there and we'll have some rest. | To move something towards yourself |
Result IN >>> His negligence resulted in severe health problems | Outcome |
Send IN >>> Please send in application forms before the end of the month | To send something |
Sign IN >>> First of all, you have to sign in at reception | Sign a register on arrival |
Stay IN >>> I don't feel like going out today, I'll stay in | To stay inside or at home instead of going out |
Take IN >>> She was taken in by his lofty promises | A deception, fraud, or imposition |
Throw IN >>> If you buy this coat, madam, we will throw the gloves in | an act of throwing something |
Traffic IN >>> They were charged with trafficking in drugs | Deal or trade in something illegal |
Usher IN >>> Jane and her husband always have a party to usher in the New Year | To serve to bring into being a discovery that ushered in a period of change |
Wade IN >>> She waded in with an attack on company policy | To get involved in a situation, or discussion, etc |
Wait IN >>> She waited in all day in case he called | To stay at home because you are expecting to arrive |
Walk IN >>> Sorry, I did not mean to walk in on you | To go into a room |
Wallow IN >>> She wallows in nostalgia | To enjoy that gives pleasure |
Want IN >>> Does Jack want in a club ? | To want to be involved in a business deal |
Zoom IN >>> The camera zoomed in to show people’s faces | Focus more closely |
Zero IN ON >>> They zeroed in on the target | To aim weapons at or to a pinpoint |
Zoom IN ON >>> The camera zoomed in on his face | Focus more closely |
Fall IN WITH >>> She falls in eighth with his plans. | To become involved |
Blunder INTO >>> He had innocently blundered into a private dispute. | Accidently find yourself in a difficult situation |
Bore INTO >>> His blue eyes seemed to bore into her. | Gaze to make someone uncomfortable |
Break INTO >>> Three houses in our street have been broken into this week. | To enter a building by force |
Burst INTO >>> She burst into tears after my sympathetic words. | Start something doing suddenly |
Cannon INTO >>> She stopped suddenly and I almost cannoned into her. | To hit accident by with great force |
Descend INTO >>> Yesterday whole situation descended into chaos | To get into very bad condition or state |
Dig INTO >>> Soldiers dig into the ground and prepare for the energy to fight back | To do sth in a way that shows you are determined to finish it |
Dip INTO >>> I’ve only had time to dip into your resume. | To read or watch only small parts of the book, magazine |
Dissolve INTO >>> When I read this book I dissolve into tears. | To suddenly laugh or cry |
Dive INTO >>> She dived into her handbag for the money. | To move your hand quickly into sth such as pocket or bag |
Dob INTO >>> Sam wasn’t sure who had dobbed her into her mother. | To tell Sb sth bad about someone |
Drill(sth) INTO >>> There is no need to drill things into them. They have to learn by themselves. | To make sb learn or understand sth they frequently repeat |
Drop INTO >>> My friend dropped into my house yesterday. | An informal visit to someone without telling them in advance |
Drop(sth) INTO >>> I’ll drop in the presents later. | To deliver sth especially when you are on the way to somewhere else |
Drum INTO >>> I had it drummed into me that I shouldn't share my details with someone. | To make sb remember sth by repeating it often |
Drum(sth) INTO >>> I had drummed into me to not share our details. | To make sb remember by repeating it again |
Ease INTO >>> A course for people eases into the world of computing. | Familiar with |
Eat INTO >>> My work began to eat into the weekends. | Being used up |
Enquire INTO >>> The committee is enquiring into the employment of children. | To try to find out the facts |
Enter INTO >>> The government has entered into an agreement with the world bank. | To make a start on |
Fall INTO >>> Only 40% of people fall into this group. | To begin to be in a particular state |
Get INTO >>> I am getting into cricket. | Become involved |
Hammer INTO >>> I managed to hammer the point into . | Forced to learn |
Hook INTO >>> He tried to hook me into going with him. | Persuade |
Inquire INTO >>> The teacher wants his students keenly inquire into the issue. | Investigation |
Insinuate INTO >>> She cleverly insinuated herself into his family. | Get a position of advantage |
Jam INTO >>> She jammed all books into a small place. | to force too many things or people into a small space |
Lay INTO >>> The teacher laid into the student when he came two hours late in class. | Criticize angrily. |
Opt INTO >>> I opted into a lucky draw. | Choose to be a member or part of something |
Run INTO >>> You won't believe whom I ran into this morning! | To meet someone by chance |
Turn INTO >>> You wouldn't recognize her - she has turned into a dedicated women rights fighter | Be transformed into |
Wade INTO >>> She waded straight into her critics with her opening remarks | To attack physically or with words |
Walk INTO >>> You walked straight into me | To crash into while you are walking |
Whale INTO >>> She whaled into me for being late again | To attack by hitting them again and again |