into

in·to  (nt)

prep.

1. To the inside or interior of: went into the house.

2.

a. To the activity or occupation of: recent college graduates who go into banking.

b. To the condition, state, or form of: dishes breaking into pieces; changed into a butterfly.

c. So as to be in or be included in: parties entering into an agreement; wrote a new character into the play.

d. Informal Interested in or involved with: They are into vegetarianism.

3. To a point within the limits of a period of time or extent of space: well into the week.

4. In the direction of; toward: looked into the distance; pointed into the sky.

5. Against: crashed into a tree.

6. As a divisor of: The number 3 goes into 9 three times.

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into

prep

1. to the inner part of: they went into the house

2. to the middle of so as to be surrounded by: into the bushes

3. against; up against: he drove into a wall

4. used to indicate the result of a change: they turned the theatre into a garage

5. Maths used to indicate division: three into six is two

6. Informal interested in: I'm really into healthy food

Translations

into [ˈɪntuː] prep (gen) → en (= towards); a (= inside); hacia el interior de;

into 3 pieces/French → en 3 pedazos/al francés;

to change pounds into euros → cambiar libras por euros

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into [ˈɪntu] prep → dans;

into pieces/French → en morceaux/français;

to change pounds into dollars → changer des livres en dollars;

3 into 9 goes 3 → 9 divisé par 3 donne 3;

she's into opera → c'est une passionnée d'opéra

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into [ˈɪntu] prep 1. (indicating motion or direction) → in +acc;

to go into town → in die Stadt gehen;

he worked late into the night → er arbeitete bis spät in die Nacht;

the car bumped into the wall → der Wagen fuhr gegen die Mauer

2. (indicating change of condition, result);

it broke into pieces → es zerbrach in Stücke;

she translated into English → sie übersetzte ins Englische;

to change pounds into dollars → Pfund in Dollar wechseln;

5 into 25 → 25 durch 5

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into [ˈɪntu] prep → dentro, in;

come into the house → vieni dentro la casa;

into pieces → a pezzi;

into Italian → in italiano;

to change pounds into dollars → cambiare delle sterline in dollari