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in

/ən/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 7.27 in modern English

Syllables
in
IPA
/ən/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

prep

Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.

Example Sentences

Etymology

PIE word *h₁en Preposition and verb from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in. Adverb, noun and adjective from Middle English in, from Old English inn and inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Sense 1/2 "in"/"into" are from the original PIE prefix, with locative/accusative case respectively. Sense 3/4 "qualification"/"means" are from the PIE metaphor of all infinitives coming from locatives.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

i' (alternative, colloquial) ins (present, singular) inning (participle, present) inned (participle, past) inned (past) ins (plural) more in (comparative) most in (superlative) in. (alternative)

Derived Forms

6in4 ben calcin caytaxin herein inable inband inbetwixt inblown inborne inbound inbox

Phrases

add-in bail in built-in come in drop-in end in grid-in in between

Frequently Paired Words

in a hurry in a jiffy in haste in love in situ in tatters in the long term in the short term

Synonyms

inwards inward inch indium atomic number 49

Homonyms

an (weak form) and (weak form) inn -an -en

Antonyms

out

Rhymes With

sarin been men within isn't win win-win skin begin edge in ben thin

Questions

How do you pronounce in?
The recorded pronunciation is /ən/.
What does in mean?
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or abstract limits.
Where does in come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce in

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