English

into

/ˈɪn.tuː/
To or towards the inside of.

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    Origin

    From Middle English in-to, from Old English intō, equivalent to in + to. Cognate with Scots intae.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishin-to
      • inheritedOld Englishintō
    • surface analysisEnglishin “Contained by; inside.”
    • surface analysisEnglishto “A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.”

    Related: Scots intae

    Words built on it: light into, buy into

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