in 1 (?n)prep.1. a. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden.b. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket.2. To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love.3. a. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.b. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.4. a. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.b. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.5. With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat.6. a. By means of: paid in cash.b. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.7. With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit.8. With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment.9. Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten.adv.1. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in.2. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in.3. Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in.4. Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else.5. So as to be available or under one’s control: We can proceed when all the evidence is in.6. So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites.7. So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in.8. In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor.adj.1. Located inside; inner.2. Incoming; inward: took the in bus.3. Holding office; having power: the in party.4. Informal a. Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season.b. Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See Synonyms at fashionable.5. Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference.n.1. One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs.2. Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities.Idioms: in for Guaranteed to get or have: You’re in for a big surprise. in on Informed about; participating in: Only one business partner was not in on the illegal scheme. in that For the reason that.[Middle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.]in 2 or in.abbr. inchInThe symbol for indium.INabbr. Indianainch 1 (?nch)n. Abbr. in or in.1. A unit of length in the US Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to 1/12 of a foot (2.54 centimeters). See Table at measurement.2. A fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch.3. A unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth’s surface at a temperature of 0°C.4. A very small degree or amount: won’t budge an inch.intr. & tr.v. inched, inch·ing, inch·es To move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees: inching along through stalled traffic; inched the chair forward.Idioms: every inch In every respect; entirely: “Ay, every inch a king!” (Shakespeare). inch by inch Very gradually or slowly. within an inch of Almost to the point of: came within an inch of death.[Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin ?ncia, one twelfth of a unit; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]inch 2 (?nch)n. Scots A small island.[Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic innis, from Old Irish inis.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.in. abbreviation for (Units) inch(es) Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in Abbreviation of inchThe American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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in-(word root) notExamples of words with the root in-: inappropriateAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreein- 1 or il- or im- or ir-pref. Not: inarticulate. Before l, in- is usually assimilated to il-; before r to ir-; and before b, m, and p to im-. See Usage Note at un-1.[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin; see ne in Indo-European roots.]in- 2 or il- or im- or ir-pref.1. In; into; within: inundation. Before l, in- is usually assimilated to il-; before r to ir-; and before b, m, and p to im-.2. Variant of en-1.[Middle English, from Old English (from in, in; see in1) and from Old French (from Latin, from in, in, within; see en in Indo-European roots).]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.in- , il- , im- or ir-prefixnot; non-: incredible; insincere; illegal; imperfect; irregular. Compare un-1[from Latin in-; related to ne-, n?n not]in- , il- , im- or ir-prefix1. in; into; towards; within; on: infiltrate; immigrate. 2. having an intensive or causative function: inflame; imperil. [from in (prep, adv)]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in (?n) prep. 1. (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2. (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3. (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes. 4. (used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper. 5. (used to indicate means): spoken in French. 6. (used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let’s go in the house. 7. (used to indicate transition from one state to another): to break in half. 8. (used to indicate object or purpose): speaking in honor of the event. adv. 9. in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in. 10. on the inside; within. 11. in one’s house or office. 12. in office or power. 13. in possession or occupancy. 14. having the turn to play, as in a game. 15. Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in. 16. on good terms; in favor: in with his boss. 17. in vogue; in style: Hats are in this year. 18. in season. adj. 19. inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism. 20. a. in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine. b. comprehensible only to a special group: an in joke. 21. included in a favored group. 22. inbound: an in train. 23. plentiful; available. 24. being in power: the in party. n. 25. Usu., ins. persons who are in. 26. pull or influence: He’s got an in with the senator. 27. a valid or playable return or service in sports. Idioms: 1. in for, certain to undergo (a disagreeable experience). 2. in for it, Slang. about to suffer punishment or unpleasant consequences. 3. in like Flynn, Slang. in circumstances of assured success. 4. in that, because; inasmuch as. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German] IN Indiana. In Chem. Symbol. indium. in-1 , a prefix representing English in (income; indwelling; inland), used also as a verb-formative with transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force (intrust; ingulf). It often assumes the same forms as in- 2, such as en-1, em-1, im-3. [Middle English, Old English; see in] in-2 , a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily ?in,? but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as in-1 (incarcerate; incantation). Also, il- , im-, ir-. Compare em- 1 , en-1. in-3 , a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, esp. of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns (indefensible; inexpensive; invariable). It has the same variants before consonants as in-2 (immeasurable; illiterate; irregular, etc.). Compare il- 2 , im-2, ir-2. -in2 , a noun suffix used in chemical nomenclature (glycerin; acetin). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances having the termination -ine rather than -in (ammine; aniline), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids (albumin), but this distinction is not always observed. [
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ininclusion within a space: He ran in the park. The pie is in the oven.Not to be confused with:into ? to the inside of: She came into the building.; in toward: I?m going into town.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary EmbreeInThe symbol for indium.INabbr. Indianain 1 (?n)prep.1. a. Within the limits, bounds, or area of: was hit in the face; born in the spring; a chair in the garden.b. From the outside to a point within; into: threw the letter in the wastebasket.2. To or at a situation or condition of: was split in two; in debt; a woman in love.3. a. Having the activity, occupation, or function of: a life in politics; the officer in command.b. During the act or process of: tripped in racing for the bus.4. a. With the arrangement or order of: fabric that fell in luxuriant folds; arranged to purchase the car in equal payments.b. After the style or form of: a poem in iambic pentameter.5. With the characteristic, attribute, or property of: a tall man in an overcoat.6. a. By means of: paid in cash.b. Made with or through the medium of: a statue in bronze; a note written in German.7. With the aim or purpose of: followed in pursuit.8. With reference to: six inches in depth; has faith in your judgment.9. Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion: saved only one in ten.adv.1. To or toward the inside: opened the door and stepped in.2. To or toward a destination or goal: The mob closed in.3. Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball: singled the runner in.4. Within a place, as of business or residence: The manager is in before anyone else.5. So as to be available or under one’s control: We can proceed when all the evidence is in.6. So as to include or incorporate: Fold in the egg whites.7. So as to occupy a position of success or favor: campaigned hard and was voted in.8. In a particular relationship: got in bad with their supervisor.adj.1. Located inside; inner.2. Incoming; inward: took the in bus.3. Holding office; having power: the in party.4. Informal a. Currently fashionable: the in thing to wear this season.b. Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: the in crowd. See Synonyms at fashionable.5. Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group: an in reference.n.1. One that has position, influence, or power: the ins against the outs.2. Informal Influence; power: had an in with the authorities.Idioms: in for Guaranteed to get or have: You’re in for a big surprise. in on Informed about; participating in: Only one business partner was not in on the illegal scheme. in that For the reason that.[Middle English, from Old English; see en in Indo-European roots.]in 2 or in.abbr. inchAmerican Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.in (?n) prep1. inside; within: no smoking in the auditorium. 2. at a place where there is: lying in the shade; walking in the rain. 3. indicating a state, situation, or condition: in a deep sleep; standing in silence. 4. before or when (a period of time) has elapsed: come back in one year. 5. using (a language, etc) as a means of communication: written in code. 6. concerned or involved with, esp as an occupation: in journalism. 7. expressing a ratio, proportion, or probability: one in five boys. 8. while or by performing the action of; as a consequence of or by means of: in crossing the street he was run over. 9. used to indicate goal or purpose: in honour of the president. 10. (used of certain animals) about to give birth to; pregnant with (specified offspring): in foal; in calf. 11. a variant of into: she fell in the water; he tore the paper in two. 12. have it in one (often foll by an infinitive) to have the ability (to do something)13. in it informal Austral joining in; taking part14. in that in so far as (conjunction) because or to the extent that; inasmuch as: I regret my remark in that it upset you. 15. nothing in it no difference or interval between two thingsadv (particle) 16. in or into a particular place; inward or indoors: come in; bring him in. 17. so as to achieve office, power, or authority: the Conservatives got in at the last election. 18. so as to enclose: block in; cover in a hole. 19. (in certain games) so as to take one’s turn or one’s team’s turn at a certain aspect of the play; taking one’s innings: you have to get the other side out before you go in. 20. Brit (of a fire) alight: do you keep the fire in all night?. 21. (in combination) indicating an activity or gathering, esp one organized to protest against something: teach-in; work-in. 22. in at present at (the beginning, end, etc)23. in between between24. in for about to be affected by (something, esp something unpleasant): you’re in for a shock. 25. in on acquainted with or sharing in: I was in on all his plans. 26. in with associated with; friendly with; regarded highly by27. have it in for have got it in for informal to wish or intend harm towardsadj28. (stressed) fashionable; modish: the in thing to do. 29. NZ competing: you’ve got to be in to win. nins and outs intricacies or complications; details: the ins and outs of a computer system. [Old English; compare Old High German in, Welsh yn, Old Norse ?, Latin in, Greek en]in the internet domain name for (Computer Science) India In the chemical symbol for (Elements & Compounds) indium IN abbreviation for Indiana Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in (?n) prep. 1. (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2. (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3. (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes. 4. (used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper. 5. (used to indicate means): spoken in French. 6. (used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let’s go in the house. 7. (used to indicate transition from one state to another): to break in half. 8. (used to indicate object or purpose): speaking in honor of the event. adv. 9. in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in. 10. on the inside; within. 11. in one’s house or office. 12. in office or power. 13. in possession or occupancy. 14. having the turn to play, as in a game. 15. Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in. 16. on good terms; in favor: in with his boss. 17. in vogue; in style: Hats are in this year. 18. in season. adj. 19. inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism. 20. a. in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine. b. comprehensible only to a special group: an in joke. 21. included in a favored group. 22. inbound: an in train. 23. plentiful; available. 24. being in power: the in party. n. 25. Usu., ins. persons who are in. 26. pull or influence: He’s got an in with the senator. 27. a valid or playable return or service in sports. Idioms: 1. in for, certain to undergo (a disagreeable experience). 2. in for it, Slang. about to suffer punishment or unpleasant consequences. 3. in like Flynn, Slang. in circumstances of assured success. 4. in that, because; inasmuch as. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German] IN Indiana. In Chem. Symbol. indium. in-1 , a prefix representing English in (income; indwelling; inland), used also as a verb-formative with transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force (intrust; ingulf). It often assumes the same forms as in- 2, such as en-1, em-1, im-3. [Middle English, Old English; see in] in-2 , a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily ?in,? but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as in-1 (incarcerate; incantation). Also, il- , im-, ir-. Compare em- 1 , en-1. in-3 , a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, esp. of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns (indefensible; inexpensive; invariable). It has the same variants before consonants as in-2 (immeasurable; illiterate; irregular, etc.). Compare il- 2 , im-2, ir-2. -in2 , a noun suffix used in chemical nomenclature (glycerin; acetin). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances having the termination -ine rather than -in (ammine; aniline), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids (albumin), but this distinction is not always observed. [You use in as a preposition to say where someone or something is, or where something happens.In is sometimes used with superlatives.You use in as an adverb to say that someone goes into a place, or that something is put into a container.In is sometimes a preposition meaning into.In is often used with expressions of time.You use in to say how long something takes.You also use in to say how long it will be before something happens in the future.You use in to say that something happens during a particular year, month, or season.You use in with the to say that something happens regularly each morning, afternoon, or evening.Don’t say ‘in the night’ to mean that something happens regularly each night. Use at night.Be Careful!Don’t say that something happens ‘in’ a particular day or date. Say that it happens on that day or date.Be Careful!American speakers sometimes omit the on.Be Careful!Don’t say that something lasts or continues ‘in’ a period of time. Say that it lasts or continues for that time.In is sometimes used when saying what someone is wearing.Be Careful!Don’t use ‘in’ when you are talking about someone’s ability to speak a language. Don’t say, for example, ‘She speaks in Russian’. Say ‘She speaks Russian’.
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-insuff.1. Neutral chemical compound, especially:a. Neutral carbohydrate: inulin.b. Protein or protein derivative: albumin.c. Lipid or lipid derivative: lecithin.d. Enzyme: pancreatin.e. Glycoside: chitin.2. A pharmaceutical: rifampin.3. An antibiotic: penicillin.4. Antigen: tuberculin.5. Variant of -ine2..[Variant of -ine.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.-in suffix forming nouns 1. indicating a neutral organic compound, including proteins, glucosides, and glycerides: insulin; digitoxin; tripalmitin. 2. indicating an enzyme in certain nonsystematic names: pepsin. 3. (Pharmacology) indicating a pharmaceutical substance: penicillin; riboflavin; aspirin. 4. indicating a chemical substance in certain nonsystematic names: coumarin. [from New Latin -ina; compare -ine2]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014in (?n) prep. 1. (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 2. (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 3. (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes. 4. (used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper. 5. (used to indicate means): spoken in French. 6. (used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let’s go in the house. 7. (used to indicate transition from one state to another): to break in half. 8. (used to indicate object or purpose): speaking in honor of the event. adv. 9. in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in. 10. on the inside; within. 11. in one’s house or office. 12. in office or power. 13. in possession or occupancy. 14. having the turn to play, as in a game. 15. Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in. 16. on good terms; in favor: in with his boss. 17. in vogue; in style: Hats are in this year. 18. in season. adj. 19. inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism. 20. a. in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine. b. comprehensible only to a special group: an in joke. 21. included in a favored group. 22. inbound: an in train. 23. plentiful; available. 24. being in power: the in party. n. 25. Usu., ins. persons who are in. 26. pull or influence: He’s got an in with the senator. 27. a valid or playable return or service in sports. Idioms: 1. in for, certain to undergo (a disagreeable experience). 2. in for it, Slang. about to suffer punishment or unpleasant consequences. 3. in like Flynn, Slang. in circumstances of assured success. 4. in that, because; inasmuch as. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German] IN Indiana. In Chem. Symbol. indium. in-1 , a prefix representing English in (income; indwelling; inland), used also as a verb-formative with transitive, intensive, or sometimes little apparent force (intrust; ingulf). It often assumes the same forms as in- 2, such as en-1, em-1, im-3. [Middle English, Old English; see in] in-2 , a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily ?in,? but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as in-1 (incarcerate; incantation). Also, il- , im-, ir-. Compare em- 1 , en-1. in-3 , a prefix of Latin origin, corresponding to English un-, having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, esp. of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns (indefensible; inexpensive; invariable). It has the same variants before consonants as in-2 (immeasurable; illiterate; irregular, etc.). Compare il- 2 , im-2, ir-2. -in2 , a noun suffix used in chemical nomenclature (glycerin; acetin). In spelling, usage wavers between -in and -ine. In chemistry a certain distinction of use is attempted, basic substances having the termination -ine rather than -in (ammine; aniline), and -in being restricted to certain neutral compounds, glycerides, glucosides, and proteids (albumin), but this distinction is not always observed. [
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a·yin (???n)n. The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet.[Hebrew ‘ayin, eye, ayin; see ?yn in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ayin (???j?n; Hebrew ?aji?n) n (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) the 16th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (?), originally a pharyngeal fricative, that is now silent and transliterated by a raised inverted comma (`)[Hebrew]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014a?yin (?? y?n, ?? yin) n. the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. [1875?80;