into

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.

Example sentences

1. prep.

   She walked into the room and immediately felt the warm atmosphere.