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• adverb
Expressing movement toward the inside of an enclosed space, room, or building.
"Please come in and close the door behind you."
Submitted, received, or delivered to an authority or recipient.
"All applications for the scholarship must be in by Friday afternoon."
Having arrived at a destination, station, or port.
"The morning express train is finally in at platform four."
• preposition
Enclosed, surrounded, or contained by an area, space, or object.
"She left her keys in the kitchen drawer."
During a specified period of time, or at the end of a specified future duration.
"The museum will reopen in three weeks after renovations are complete."
Expressing a state, condition, emotion, or quality.
"The ancient manuscript was still in remarkable condition."
Wearing a specified garment, uniform, or color.
"The conductor arrived on stage in a formal black tuxedo."
Using a particular language, medium, or manner of expression.
"Please write your contact information in blue or black ink."
• adjective
Present at one's home, office, or usual place of work.
"The doctor is not in today, so we will need to reschedule your appointment."
Fashionable, popular, or trendy at the current moment.
"Pastel colors are definitely the in thing this spring."
• noun
A position of influence, favor, or access with someone powerful or an exclusive group.
"Her internship gave her a valuable in with the company's executive board."
Word Nuance & Usage
'In' typically indicates static location within a space, whereas 'into' indicates movement or transformation from the outside to the inside.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'in' (as a preposition) and 'inn' (as an adverb), deriving from Proto-Germanic '*in' and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*en-', meaning 'in'.