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alternative Northumbria intiv

1. To or towards the inside of.

   Mary danced into the house.

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   Pour the wine into the decanter.

   The nomads shave intricate designs into their camels' fur.

   She eased her enormous frame into the chair.

   Then for St. Ambroſe, his expreſſion is but in aquis ſe merſit, that is, he dipped himſelf in the waters, not in aquas ſe merſit, he dipped himſelf into the waters. A great deal of difference betwixt in and into. The firſt would import that being in the waters he dipped himſelf, which might be ſaid, though he dipped but part of himſelf in them. The ſecond would import his dipping of himſelf into the waters, which would lye fairlieſt to be underſtood of a total immerſion.

   1678, William Walker, “Other Ways of Baptizing besides That of a Total Immersion Used in the Church, in All, or Most Ages and Places of It”, in Βακτισμῶν Διδαχή, The Doctrine of Baptisms: or, A Discourse of Dipping and Sprinkling; […], London: […] Robert Pawlet, […], →OCLC, §. 14, pages 86–87

   He used to drop into my chambers once in a while to smoke, and was first-rate company. When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.

   1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 2

2. To or towards the region of.

   The eagle flew off into the wide blue sky.

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   We left the house and walked into the street.

3. To the condition or state.

   They lulled us into thinking we still had time.

4. Against, especially with force or violence.

   The car crashed into the tree.

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   I wasn't careful, and walked into a wall.

   My boss surprised me into admitting I'd been leaving work early lately.

   Hundreds of readers were tricked into sending them money.

5. Indicates transition into another form or substance.

   Right before our eyes, Jake turned into a wolf!

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   I carved the piece of driftwood into a sculpture of a whale.

   My friend left a jack-o-lantern-themed eraser on the rear deck of her car since last October, and it calcified into a sorry, pallid, sun-bleached stone.

   His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless.

   2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., →ISBN, page 25

6. Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.

   A cow's stomach is divided into four chambers.

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   Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.

   2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30

7. After the start of.

   About 20 minutes into the flight, the pilot reported a fire on board.

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   "[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably." And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.

   1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

8. colloquialInterested in or attracted to.

   She's really heavily into Shakespeare right now.

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   My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.

   I was into you, but I'm over it now / And I was trying to be nice / But nothing's getting through, so let me spell it out[…]

   2021 August 13, Gayle, Sara Davis, David Pittenger, “abcdefu”, in A Study of the Human Experience Volume One, performed by Gayle

   Seems fitting for you, though; I figured you'd be into this.

   2025 June 20, Gooseworx, “Untitled” (19:08 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 5, spoken by Zooble (Ashley Nichols)

9. mathematicsExpressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".

   Three goes into six two times.

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   How many times does 24 go into 48?

10. IndiaUKarchaicmathematicsExpressing the operation of multiplication.

    Five into three is fifteen.

11. Investigating the subject (of).

    There have been calls for research into the pesticides that are blamed for the decline in bee populations.

12. colloquialAttacking or fighting a person.

    The next time he'll wrestle you, he'll be into you faster than you can say the word sumo.

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    I'll be d—d if I don't sarve out that ould cantin', cheatin', blackguard, Meeks! As sure as eggs is eggs, I'll be into him like a thousand o' bricks!

    1842, Charles Knox, Softness: A Novel, volume 2, page 228

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Irish National Teachers' Organisation.