in
part of speech
preposition; adverb (come in); adjective (in fashion)
meaning for a pupil
1) In shows that something is inside something else: in the box. tree →
2) In shows a time: in June, in the morning, in five minutes. tree →
3) In shows a way or a state: in pairs, in red, in a hurry. tree →
4) In shows a part of a whole: one in ten. tree →
5) As an adverb, in means inside or at home: Come in! tree →
6) (casual) «In» means fashionable or popular: big hats are in; «I'm in» means count me in, I'll join. tree →
7) (casual) «In on» means sharing a secret or a plan; «be in for it» means be in trouble. tree →
8) (formal) The exam voice says «within», «contained within», «in respect of», «in the course of», «in the aggregate», «in excess of». tree →
9) In time means early enough, not late. tree →
sense in the lessons
inside a box or bag; in «in all», «in total» = a total; in «in each» = the size of one equal group («4 apples in each bag»); «1 in 10» is a part of a whole; in everyday life «come in», «in time», «in front of», «in order», «give in» (stop arguing); in safety «stay in the car»; in casual talk «I'm in», «you're in for it now»; in the exam voice «within», «contained within», «in excess of» (more than)
examples
- And the Canaanite was then in the land. (Torah GEN.12.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the famine was sore in the land. (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- My hope, it is in Thee. (Writings PSA.39.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is there no balm in Gilead? (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whom dost thou pass in beauty? (Prophets EZK.32.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are 5 books on the table and 2 in the box; 5 + 2 = 7 books in all. tree →
- 3 bags with 4 apples in each bag … tree →
- How many pupils are in the class? tree →
- The cat is in the basket. tree →
- My birthday is in March. tree →
- Work in pairs, please. tree →
- Come in and sit down. tree →
- We will leave in ten minutes. tree →
- In total we raised 100 dollars. tree →
- pizza tonight? im in, that's 5 of us then tree →
- You broke mum's vase? You're in for it now. tree →
- Determine the number of apples contained within 3 receptacles, each holding 4 apples. tree →
- The girls arrived just in time. tree →
note
«in all», «in total» = a total; «in each» = equal groups; «contained within each» in an exam is the same. Trap: alone it carries no clue. «in excess of 10» means more than 10. «I'm in» adds one more person to the count. «in» for inside and for months, years and parts of the day; «on» for days (on Monday); «at» for clock times (at 3).
In the corpora
- IN THE beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
- and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.
- And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
- And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
- And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «in» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.