into
part of speech
preposition
meaning for a pupil
1) Into means to the inside of something: jump into the pool. tree →
2) Into shows a change of form or state: water turns into ice. tree →
3) Into shows parts or groups something is made into: cut into 8 pieces. tree →
4) Into can mean hitting something: bump into a door. tree →
5) In maths, «2 into 10» means 10 divided by 2 («2 into 10 goes 5 times»). tree →
6) (casual) To be into something is to like it a lot: she's really into football; «not into it» means not keen. tree →
7) (rough) «Lay into someone» or «tear into someone» means attack them, often with angry words. tree →
8) (formal) The exam voice says «partitioned into», «subdivided into», «converted into», «deposited into», «allocated into». tree →
9) Break into can mean suddenly starting to do something, such as singing or laughing. tree →
sense in the lessons
putting or splitting things into groups or boxes («splits 6 cards equally into 3 boxes» = divide by 3); «put 3 more into the box» = add 3; «how many times does 4 go into 20» = 20 ÷ 4; in science changes: «ice melts into water», «a caterpillar turns into a butterfly»; in everyday life «get into the car», «bump into a friend» (meet by chance); in casual talk «be into something»; in rough talk «lay into»; in the exam voice «partitioned into», «subdivided into»
examples
- And they brought Joseph into Egypt. (Torah GEN.37.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he put them all together into ward three days. (Torah GEN.42.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he went out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. (Torah GEN.31.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who will bring me into the fortified city? (Writings PSA.60.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? (Writings PRO.30.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they rushed into the Jordan before the king. (Prophets 2SA.19.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ben splits 6 cards equally into 3 boxes. tree →
- 4 books are put into 2 equal groups. tree →
- Cut the cake into 8 pieces. tree →
- The frog jumped into the pond. tree →
- A caterpillar turns into a butterfly. tree →
- Put the toys into the box. tree →
- I bumped into my teacher at the shop. tree →
- Mia is really into dinosaurs. tree →
- How many times does 4 go into 20? tree →
- nah not into footy, i'll come watch tho tree →
- Coach really laid into us after we lost 5–0. tree →
- A collection of 24 stamps is partitioned into 4 subsets of equal cardinality; state the cardinality of each subset. tree →
note
«into N groups/boxes» names the number of shares: divide; «partitioned into» and «subdivided into» in an exam do the same. Trap: «puts 3 more into the box» just adds 3. «4 goes into 20» means 20 ÷ 4 = 5: the bigger number is the one shared. «into» is one word (movement); «in to» is two words in sentences like «hand your work in to the teacher». «be into» is about liking, not maths.
In the corpora
- And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
- there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.
- And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «into» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.