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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "in"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to show that something exists or happens inside a space or area
in definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The keys are in my backpack.
āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞ⧋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ—āĻ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to describe movement that results in entering a space or area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ball rolled in the gutter.
āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to show when something happens within a particular time frame
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was born in September.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āĻ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
2.1

āĻ

used to state how long it will be until something happens
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bus should arrive in ten minutes.
āĻŦāĻžāϏāϟāĻŋ ā§§ā§Ļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āφāϏāĻž āωāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
03

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate being in a particular situation, mood, or physical state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The town is in ruins after the storm.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇

used to indicate the cause or reason for a feeling or reaction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They cried in joy at the surprise.
āφāĻļā§āϚāĻ°ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇ āϕ⧇āρāĻĻ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ, āϤ⧇

used to indicate a particular characteristic being measured, judged, or noticed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's weak in math but excels in writing.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāĨ¤
06

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate that something or someone is part of a particular group, place, or thing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
John is the newest member in our team.
āϜāύ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĨ¤
07

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate someone's participation in a profession, industry, or institution
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's in law school, hoping to become a prosecutor.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāχāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāωāϟāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āĻ, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate the language or means of communication
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please submit the form in ink.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
8.1

āĻ, āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇

used to show what something is made of or composed of
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The dress is sewn in silk.
āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧇āϞāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
8.2

āĻ, āϏ⧁āϰ⧇

used to refer to the key a piece of music is composed in
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The anthem starts in G major.
āϜāĻžāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§€āϤ āϜāĻŋ āĻŽā§‡āϜāϰ āĻ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
09

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate the context or sphere within which the action is taking place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In conducting scientific research, accuracy and reproducibility must be prioritized.
āĻŦ⧈āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
9.1

āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžāϰ⧇

used to express a perspective, opinion, or limited scope
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was confident in his own judgment.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧀ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āĻ

used to describe the relationship between one part and the whole
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Three in ten homes now use solar panels.
āĻĻāĻļāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ–āύ āϏ⧌āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
11

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate spatial organization or structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The kids stood in rows for the photo.
āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
12

āĻ, āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇

used to refer to clothing or uniforms someone is wearing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They marched in full uniform.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āχāωāύāĻŋāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
13

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to indicate something sensed, heard, or seen
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ships were in view as we approached the harbor.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϤāĻ–āύ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
14

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to describe something as part of a person's or thing's natural character or capacity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I knew you had it in you to succeed.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻŽ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāϟāĻž āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

into or inside of a place, object, or area
in definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They walked in through the front door.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate being situated or surrounded within a space or enclosure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The kids stayed in while the storm passed.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇

used to express reaching a place, especially in reference to transport or scheduled events
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The shipment came in late this afternoon.
āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āφāϜ āĻŦāĻŋāϕ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻ āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

to be placed or merged into a system, structure, or composition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She pasted the final photo in before submitting the scrapbook.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻŦ⧁āĻ• āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĢāĻŸā§‹āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

used to refer to moving inland or to the shoreline
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The waves rolled in, covering the rocks one by one.
āϤāϰāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞ, āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇

(in baseball) used to describe defensive positioning closer to the batter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a runner on third, the infield came in.
āϤ⧃āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϰāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āχāύāĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āφāϏ⧇āĨ¤
5.1

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

(of a pitch) used to describe a ball thrown near the inside part of the plate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That curveball broke sharply in.
āϏ⧇āχ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
06

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ

used to indicate taking part in or having access to something, often privately, commonly followed by "on"
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Were you in on the surprise?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇?
07

āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡

in a favorable or friendly relationship with someone
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tried to get in with the popular group by buying everyone coffee.
āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇ āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏ⧇āĨ¤
7.1

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

in a particular type of connection or status, often used in idiomatic expressions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He's in deep with that investor group, financially and personally.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ—āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
08

āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ⧇, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ

(of oil well) actively producing oil
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The site will be in by next quarter.
āϏāĻžāχāϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
09

āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇, āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇ āφāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧇

used to indicate becoming noticeable or clearly perceived
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her image came in through the fog.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϕ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻž āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ

(in politics) used to refer to gaining official power or being voted into a role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new mayor came in last week.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāϰ āĻ—āϤ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āϚāϞāϤāĻŋ, āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ

currently popular, trendy, or in style
in definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That hairstyle is n't in anymore.
āϏ⧇āχ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻāĻ–āύ āφāϰ āϚāϞāϛ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ, āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ

used to indicate being present and available in one's usual place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Is Mr. Thomas in, or should I call back later?
āĻŽāĻŋāσ āĻĨāĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āύ, āύāĻžāĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇?
03

āχāύ, āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ⧇āĻŦāϞ

belonging to or identified with a socially exclusive, trendy group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's always been part of the in group at school.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇ in āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ

existing or positioned on the interior of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You'll find the sensor in the in compartment.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇, āĻŦ⧈āϧ

(of a ball in sports) having landed or remained inside the boundaries of play
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
From my angle, that serve was clearly in.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇, āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāϤāχ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāϰāϤ

currently holding office, functioning, or exercising authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The in administration proposed a tax reform bill.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻžāϏāύ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
07

āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

moving inward or approaching from outside
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They waited for the in tide to reach the shore.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āφāϏāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻœā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϤ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āωāĻĒāϞāĻŦā§āϧ, āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇

having arrived, reported, or been finalized
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
All the applications are in now.
āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻāĻ–āύ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
09

āϞāĻžāĻ­āϜāύāĻ•, āφāϝāĻŧāĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

having gained or made money by a specific amount
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They're in twenty percent over their initial investment.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āϗ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ āĻļāϤāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•

familiar or relevant only to a specific group, requiring inside knowledge
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His comment was full of in references.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ in āϰ⧇āĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
11

āĻ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

having reached a specified amount or point in time, money, consumption, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We were ten miles in before we saw a sign.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻžāχāϞ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
12

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ, āχāĻšā§āϛ⧁āĻ•

willing, ready, or on board to participate in something
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She's in to lead the client presentation.
āϏ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻž āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
01

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āϞ⧋āĻ•, āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāϛ⧇

a person who currently holds a position of power, influence, or insider status
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the debate, the out challenged the policies of the in.
āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āφāωāϟāϏāĻžāχāĻĄāĻžāϰ āχāύāϏāĻžāχāĻĄāĻžāϰ-āĻāϰ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ, āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—

influence or special access to someone in a position of authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His in with the mayor helped smooth over the dispute.
āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ…, āχāĻŽ

used to indicate negation or absence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her response was insincere, which made him doubt her apology.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĻž āϚāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇-, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ-

used to express movement inward or involvement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They worked to incorporate new methods into the system.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻŽā§‡ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
LanGeek
āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ