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Into is defined as going from the outside to the inside.

(preposition)

  1. An example of into is someone working past their normal hours in a day to enter overtime hours.
  2. An example of into is walking through the front door of a house.

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See into in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. from the outside to the inside of; to the midst or depths of: walked into the house, jumped into the lake
  2. advancing or continuing to the midst of (a period of time): dancing far into the night
  3. to the form, substance, or condition of: turned into a swan, divided into parts
  4. so as to strike; against: to bump into a door
  5. to the work or activity of: to go into teaching
  6. in the direction of: heading into a storm
  7. ☆ Informal involved in, interested in, or concerned with
  8. Arith. considered as a divisor of: 3 into 21 is 7

Origin: ME < OE: see in & to

See into in American Heritage Dictionary 4

preposition
  1. To the inside or interior of: went into the house.
  2. a. To the activity or occupation of: recent college graduates who go into banking.
    b. To the condition, state, or form of: dishes breaking into pieces; changed into a butterfly.
    c. So as to be in or be included in: parties entering into an agreement; wrote a new character into the play.
    d. Informal Interested in or involved with: They are into vegetarianism.
  3. To a point within the limits of a period of time or extent of space: well into the week.
  4. In the direction of; toward: looked into the distance; pointed into the sky.
  5. Against: crashed into a tree.
  6. As a divisor of: The number 3 goes into 9 three times.

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