Definition:
- (prep.) To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications.
- (prep.) Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.
- (prep.) Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book; to look into an apartment.
- (prep.) Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or animation into a composition.
- (prep.) Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.
- (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced into error and folly.
Compare into with other words:
into vs. smitten
content vs. into
hyphen vs. into
hereinto vs. into
into vs. unto
influx vs. into
into vs. invade
indoors vs. into
about vs. into
into vs. raft
into vs. plug
bayonet vs. into
into vs. onto
becoming vs. into
geographic vs. into
force vs. into
inside vs. into
animation vs. into
get vs. into
ben vs. into