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in1 /in/ preposition- Expressing the relation of a thing to that which surrounds, encloses, includes or conditions it, with respect to place, time or circumstances, or to that which is assumed, held, maintained, or the relation of a right or possession to the person who holds or enjoys it
- At
- Among
- Into
- Within
- During
- Consisting of
- By way of
- Because of
- By or through
- By the medium or method of
- Among the characteristics or possibilities of
- Wearing
- Belonging to
- Concerned or involved with
- Being a member of
- With (obsolete)
adverb- Within
- Not out
- At home or at one's place of business
- On the spot
- In or into a position within or inward
- In or into a centre or central point
- In or into office, parliament, etc
- In favour
- In a position of assured success
- In intimacy, on good terms (with)
- In or into fashion
- In the market
- In season
- Into concealment
- Being in the middle of an innings (cricket)
- As an addition or inclusion
- Alight
- In pocket
noun- A member of the party in office
- A reflex angle
- A turning in of anything upon itself
adjective- Inward
- Proceeding inwards
- That is fashionable, much in use (as in in-word, in-thing)
- Within a small group
transitive verb- To take in
- To enclose
- To gather in harvest
n combining form Indicating a (public) gathering of a group of people in one room, building, etc, orig as a form of protest (as in sit-in, work-in), now for any joint purpose (as in love-in, teach-in) ORIGIN: OE in; Du, Ger in, ON ā; Welsh yn, L in, Gr en; OE also had innan within; cf OHGer inanna, Swed innan inˈ-and-inˈ adjective and adverb - (of breeding) carried out repeatedly within a closely related group of individuals of the same species to ensure continuity of certain characteristics, etc
- With constant and close interaction
inˈ-box noun (computing) A file for storing incoming electronic mail inˈ-built adjective Built in, integral inˈ-car adjective Existing, situated or operating within a car, as in-car entertainment in-comˈpany adjective Happening or existing within a company inˈ-depth adjective - (of a survey, research, etc) detailed or penetrating
- Thorough, comprehensive, not superficial
inˈ-fighting noun - Fighting or bitter rivalry, between individuals or within a group, that is kept secret from, or is not apparent to, outsiders
- See also separate entry infighting
inˈ-flight adjective Provided during an aeroplane flight Ingathering, Feast of see Feast of Tabernacles under tabernacle inˈgroup noun A social group of people having the same interests and attitudes inˈ-houseˈ adjective and adverb Within a particular company, establishment, etc inˈ-joke noun A joke to be fully appreciated only by members of a particular limited group in-lineˈ adjective - Denoting a linked series of operations or processes
- Arranged in a line
- (of a computer program) being an integral part
inˈ-line skate noun A type of roller skate with wheels set in a line (also intransitive verb) inˈ-line skating noun inˈ-offˈ noun (snooker, etc) A stroke in which the cue ball falls into a pocket after striking another ball inˈ-patient noun A patient living and being treated in a hospital (cf out-patient) inˈ-service adjective Carried out while continuing with one's ordinary employment, eg in-service training inˈshore adjective - Close to the shore
- Moving towards the shore
inˈ-source transitive verb To obtain (goods or parts) from, or contract work with, a supplier within the same organization inˈ-sourcing noun inˈ-store adjective Provided within a shop inˈ-tray noun A shallow container for incoming letters, etc still to be dealt with be in it - To participate (Aust informal)
- To be involved (esp in dishonest or illegal activities)
in as far as, in so far as or insofar as To the extent that in as much as or inasmuch as Considering that in for - Doomed to receive (esp unpleasant consequences)
- Involved to the extent of
- Entered for
- (see also go in for under go1)
in for it - In for trouble
- Committed to a certain course
in it - Enjoying success
- In the running
in itself Intrinsically, apart from relations in on (informal) - Participating in
- Privy to
ins and outs (or outs and ins) - Turnings this way and that
- Nooks and corners
- The complete details of any matter
- Those who repeatedly enter and leave
in that For the reason that in with - Friendly with, associating much with
- Enjoying the favour of
nothing in it - No truth, no importance, no difficulty in the matter
- No important difference, no significant gap, six of one and half a dozen of the other
on the in (slang) On the inside, ie in prison store /stōr or stör/ noun- A hoard
- A stock laid up for future use
- Sufficiency or abundance (of eg necessities)
- Keeping
- A storehouse, warehouse
- A shop
- A co-operative shop or one with many departments or branches
- An animal being fattened for the market
- Livestock
- Value, esteem
- A computer memory unit, in which programs and data are stored
- (in pl) supplies of provisions, ammunition, etc, for an army, ship, etc
adjective and adverb (archaic and dialect)In abundance adjective- Of a store
- (of animals) bought or kept for fattening, as in store cattle, store lambs, etc
- Sold or purchased in a shop
transitive verb- To furnish or supply
- To lay up, keep in reserve
- To deposit in a repository
- To give storage to
- To put (data) into a computer memory
ORIGIN: OFr estor, estoire, from L īnstaurāre to provide storˈable adjective storˈage noun - Placing, accommodation, reservation, or safekeeping, in store
- Reservation in the form of potential energy
- The keeping of information in a computer memory unit
- A charge for keeping goods in store
storˈer noun storage battery noun An accumulator storage capacity noun The maximum amount of information that can be held in a computer store storage device noun Any of several pieces of computer equipment, such as magnetic disks, on which data may be stored storage heater noun An electric heater with a large thermal capacity that accumulates and stores heat during the off-peak periods and releases it over a longer period store card noun A credit card issued by a shop to its customers store cattle plural noun Cattle kept for fattening stored program noun (computing) A program wholly contained, and capable of being altered, in store store farm noun (Scot) A stock farm, a cattle farm store farmer noun storeˈfront noun (N American) The façade of a shop or store storeˈhouse noun - A house for storing goods of any kind
- A repository
- A treasury
storeˈkeeper noun - A man in charge of stores, eg in a warehouse
- A shopkeeper (chiefly N American)
storeˈkeeping noun storeˈman noun - A storekeeper (N American)
- A person who looks after stores or a storeroom
storeˈroom noun - A room in which stores are kept
- Space for storing
store ship noun A vessel used for carrying naval stores store teeth noun (US) False teeth in store - In hoard for future use, ready for supply
- In reserve, awaiting, imminent (in-store adjective within a shop or store)
set or lay (great) store by To value greatly |