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intopreposition

Into shows movement from outside to inside, a change from one state to another, hitting or meeting something by chance, or, informally, strong interest in something.

1. movement to the insidemoving from outside to the inside of a place, space, or container

   • She walked into the room.
   • Pour the milk into the bowl.
   • He dove into the pool.
   • Put the letters into the envelope.

   Antonyms out

   Compare in (into shows movement toward the inside (walk into the room); in shows position already inside (stand in the room))

2. a change of statechanging to a different form, or split apart in a number of separate parts

   • The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
   • Translate this into Spanish.
   • The rain turned into snow.
   • They divided the cake into six pieces.

   Collocations

   phrase turn into, translate into, divide into

3. collisionhits or crashes hard against another thing

   • The car crashed into a tree.
   • She ran into the door in the dark.
   • The cyclist crashed into a parked car.

   Collocations

   phrase crash into, run into something

4. keen onvery interested in or excited about something

   informal

   • He's into old movies.
   • I'm not really into sports.