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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIn
/ɪn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.
"The cat is in the box." - 2
Indicating a period during which something happens.
"We will meet in the morning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'in' originates from the Old English 'in', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*in', and has cognates in several Germanic languages. Historically, it has maintained a consistent meaning related to position or location within something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "In" is said worldwide
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dans
Transliteration: dɑ̃
"Le chat est dans la boîte."
in
Transliteration: ɪn
"Die Katze ist in der Box."
in
Transliteration: in
"Il gatto è nella scatola."
en
Transliteration: en
"El gato está en la caja."
em
Transliteration: ẽ
"O gato está na caixa."
में
Transliteration: mein
"बिल्ली डिब्बे में है।"
在
Transliteration: zài
"猫在盒子里。"
안에
Transliteration: an-e
"고양이가 상자 안에 있다."
中に
Transliteration: naka ni
"猫は箱の中にいます。"
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