into
Translation
into
Examples
She walked into the room.
She walked into the room.
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
He's really into jazz music.
He's really into jazz music.
Two into six goes three times.
Two into six goes three times.
Grammar Patterns
((a place)) expressing movement to a point inside (a place) She walked into the room.
((a state)) expressing a change of state The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
((sth.)) expressing interest or involvement in (sth.) He's really into jazz music.
Similar Words
Synonyms: inside; Antonyms: out of.
Etymology
A combination of Old English 'in' and 'to'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as two words combined: 'in' and 'to'. It shows movement to the inside of something.