In - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪn|
Brit.
|ɪn|
noun
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot (syn: inch)
- a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite (syn: indium)
- a state in midwestern United States
- a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite (syn: indium)
- a state in midwestern United States
adverb ↓
adjective ↓
- holding office
- directed or bound inward
- currently fashionable
- directed or bound inward
- currently fashionable
Examples
Don't come in here with those muddy feet!
She went in and closed the door.
I lost my keys and now I can't get in.
The burglars broke in through the kitchen window.
The pool is deep. Be careful not to fall in.
The boss called us in for a conference.
The fog was closing in fast.
Get your orders in early!
Is the train in yet?
The in thing to do
The in place to go
It's what the in crowd is wearing this season.
When you're trying to get started in show business, it helps to have an in.
They must have an in with the boss.
His chamber in Merton Coll.
Word forms
noun
singular: in
plural: ins
singular: in
plural: ins