Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation inch
- preposition Within the limits, bounds, or area of.
- preposition From the outside to a point within; into.
- preposition To or at a situation or condition of.
- preposition Having the activity, occupation, or function of.
- preposition During the act or process of.
- preposition With the arrangement or order of.
- preposition After the style or form of.
- preposition With the characteristic, attribute, or property of.
- preposition By means of.
- preposition Made with or through the medium of.
- preposition With the aim or purpose of.
- preposition With reference to.
- preposition Used to indicate the second and larger term of a ratio or proportion.
- adverb To or toward the inside.
- adverb To or toward a destination or goal.
- adverb Sports So as to score, as by crossing home plate in baseball.
- adverb Within a place, as of business or residence.
- adverb So as to be available or under one's control.
- adverb So as to include or incorporate.
- adverb So as to occupy a position of success or favor.
- adverb In a particular relationship.
- adjective Located inside; inner.
- adjective Incoming; inward.
- adjective Holding office; having power.
- adjective Currently fashionable.
- adjective Concerned with or attuned to the latest fashions: synonym: fashionable.
- adjective Relating to, understandable to, or coming from an exclusive group.
- noun One that has position, influence, or power.
- noun Informal Influence; power.
- idiom (in for) Guaranteed to get or have.
- idiom (in on) Informed about; participating in.
- idiom (in that) For the reason that.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
inch or inches. - noun A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, being the preposition and adverb in so used.
- To get in; take or put in; house.
- noun A prefix of Latin origin, having a negative or privative force, ‘not, -less, without.’
- noun A suffix of Latin (or Greek) origin forming, in Latin, adjectives, and nouns thence derived, from nouns, many of which formations have come into or are imitated in modern Latin and English.
- noun A suffix of Latin origin occurring, unfelt in English, in nouns formed as nouns in Latin, as in
ravin or raven (doublet rapine), ruin, discipline, doctrine, medicine, etc. It occurs also in its Latin form -ina (which see), and is ultimately identical with -in, -ine. - A simplified spelling of
inn . - noun An obsolete spelling of
inn . - A word used to express the relation of presence, existence, situation, inclusion, action, etc., within limits, as of place, time, condition, circumstances, etc.
- Of place or situation: Within the bounds or limits of; within: as, in the house; in the city; to keep a subject in mind.
- Among; in the midst of.
- Of time: Of a point of time, or a period taken as a point: At.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The rule as regards this is plain and simple: admit as much fresh air as you can; provided it does not _blow in_ upon you _in a stream_, and provided you are not in a state of profuse perspiration at the time; for in accordance with the
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Paulson, who has large positions in gold via the GLD ETF, bragged that in addition to maneuvering our investment strategy based on where we are in the economic cycle, a large part of our success has been based on anticipating market events before they are generally recognized.
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Paulson, who has large positions in gold via the GLD ETF, bragged that in addition to maneuvering our investment strategy based on where we are in the economic cycle, a large part of our success has been based on anticipating market events before they are generally recognized.
Billionaire Movers: Google Guys, Buffett, Paulson And More Agustino Fontevecchia 2011
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“About the moly mine in, under and around Bartlett mountain” But she hurried off to polish the white oak railing in front a of couple of bears dressed like men, or perhaps a couple of men disguised as bears in brown plaid corduroy with axle grease on their paws.
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I stood in line to get a wristband and was not even asked for i. d.-in fact the young woman in charge didn't even make eye contact with me, probably for fear of laughing or showing her disdain.
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Marine base in the province until, one day soon, the American military can install him in an “abandoned government building” or simple "a clump of ruins" in that city.
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I stood in line to get a wristband and was not even asked for i. d.-in fact the young woman in charge didn't even make eye contact with me, probably for fear of laughing or showing her disdain.
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Problems in affording healthcare are well above levels seen in 2009.
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I stood in line to get a wristband and was not even asked for i. d.-in fact the young woman in charge didn't even make eye contact with me, probably for fear of laughing or showing her disdain.
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Marine base in the province until, one day soon, the American military can install him in an “abandoned government building” or simple "a clump of ruins" in that city.
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In. Chemical element symbol for Indium.
December 16, 2007
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