adverb

 

into a space into an area or space from the outside of it

He rushed in halfway through the meeting.

 

at a place at the place where a person usually lives or works

I phoned, but she wasn't in.

 

train/plane If a train, plane, etc is in, it has arrived at the place it was going to.

My train gets in at 17.54.

 

sent given or sent to someone official in order to be read

Applications must be in by 28th February.

 

towards land used when the sea or a ship moves close to land

Let's go - the tide is coming in.

 

sport In cricket and similar sports, if a person or team is in, they are taking a turn to play.

 

adjective

 

fashionable or popular

Luigi's Bar is the in place to go.

 

preposition

 

position inside or towards the inside of a container, place, or area

There's milk in the fridge.

 

during during part or all of a period of time

We're going to Italy in April.

 

using time needing or using no more than a particular amount of time

They managed to complete the work in two weeks.

 

part of part of something

Who's the woman in the painting?

 

job involved in a particular kind of job

a career in publishing/politics

 

subject connected with a particular subject

a degree in philosophy

 

wearing wearing

Do you know that man in the grey suit?

 

expressed expressed or written in a particular way

Complete the form in black ink.

 

arranged arranged in a particular way

We sat down in a circle.

 

experience experiencing an emotion or condition

We watched in horror as a body was pulled from the wreckage.