into

before vowels; strong /'Intu:/ preposition

1 INSIDE CONTAINER, PLACE, AREA in order to be inside something or to be in a place or area: I saw Jim this morning; he was going into the paper shop. | Sue got back into bed and pulled the quilt over her head. | I've got to go into town this morning and do some shopping. | They decided to put -1000 into an investment account.

2 INVOLVED IN STH becoming involved in a situation or activity: At the age of 16, I went into the printing trade as an apprentice. | Sorry, I haven't time to go into all these details now. | She puts a lot of time and effort into her work. | You'll get into trouble if you're not careful.

3 DIFFERENT APPEARANCE, SITUATION in a different situation or a different physical form: They're going to move Ian into a different class. | You'll have to eat your vegetables if you want to grow into a big strong boy. | Put the car into reverse. | Cut the cake into pieces.

4 HIT, TOUCH, MEET coming near, or hitting someone or something in a sudden or violent way: Fred bumped into her knocking her over. | He lost control of the car and it crashed into the wall. | I ran into Brad (=met him) at the Bluebird last night.

5 be into sth spoken to like and be interested in something: I've really got into French films lately.

6 spoken used when you are dividing one number by another: Eight into twenty four is three.

7 TIME at or until a certain time: Andy and I talked well into the night. | John was well into his forties before he got married.

8 DIRECTION in a particular direction: Sue stared straight into the camera. | Make sure you're speaking directly into the microphone.