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intoexpressing movement or action resulting in being enclosed or surrounded by something

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: expressing movement or action resulting in being enclosed or surrounded by something

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɪntu/

Korean meaning: ~안으로, ~속으로 (방향)

Korean pronunciation: **인**투

Example Sentences

  • My cat somehow turned into a food critic after trying expensive cat food
  • I walked into a glass door thinking it was open
  • Please divide this pizza into six equal pieces

into

PREPOSITION

//ˈɪntu//

expressing movement or action resulting in being enclosed or surrounded by something

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɪntu/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɪntu/

🌳Etymology

Rootin + to

Origin

고대 영어 'in'(안에)과 'to'(~로)가 합쳐진 단어로, 방향성과 내부성을 동시에 표현하는 전치사로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

ontounto
onto
unto

🔗Collocations

turn into
run into
get into
look into
break into
fall into
go into

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat somehow turned into a food critic after trying expensive cat food

😄 Fun example

I walked into a glass door thinking it was open

Please divide this pizza into six equal pieces

The detective is looking into the mysterious case

📚Related Words

Synonyms

insidewithintoward

Antonyms

out offrom

Related

ontoupontowardinside

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