into
/ˈɪntə; ˈɪntuː/preposition
उच्चारण इन्ट
में, के अंदर (गति)
Basic word
- 1
to a position in or inside something; to a point at which you hit somebody or something; changing to a different form or state; about or concerning; (maths) used for dividing one number by another
में, के अंदर (गति)
- She went into the room.
- translate into Hindi
- an inquiry into the accident
+ 3 more examples
- The children ran into the garden.
- Cut the apple into four pieces.
- The car crashed into a tree.
Opposite out of
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
verb of motion + into + place
Shows movement from outside to the inside of a space; 'in' alone shows only position.
बाहर से भीतर की ओर गति दिखाने के लिए 'into' आता है; 'in' केवल स्थिति बताता है।
- Radhika walked into the library.
- The cat jumped into the box.
change/turn/translate + A + into + B
Shows a change of form, state or language.
रूप, स्थिति या भाषा के परिवर्तन को दिखाने के लिए 'into' आता है।
- Water turns into ice at zero degrees.
- Please translate this passage into Hindi.
talk/force/trick + somebody + into + -ing
Shows the result of persuasion or pressure; the verb after 'into' takes the -ing form.
समझाने या दबाव डालने के परिणाम को दिखाने के लिए 'into' आता है और उसके बाद क्रिया का -ing रूप होता है।
- She talked her brother into joining the club.
- The advert tricked him into buying a useless gadget.
be into + something (informal)
Informal meaning to be very interested in something.
Informal प्रयोग में 'be into' का अर्थ किसी चीज़ में बहुत रुचि रखना है।
- My cousin is really into cricket statistics.
divide / cut / break + into + parts
Shows the number or kind of parts that something is separated into.
किसी चीज़ को कितने या किस प्रकार के भागों में बाँटा गया, यह बताने के लिए 'into' आता है।
- Divide the class into four groups.
+Collocations 5
verb + into
walkrunfallbumplookdive
- The boy dived into the river from the old bridge.
turn/change + into
turnchangeconvertdevelopgrow
- The small shop grew into a large business.
divide / cut + into
dividecutsplitbreakarrange
- Cut the cake into eight pieces.
put/pour/get + into
putpourgetmovepull
- She poured the milk into a steel vessel.
move/translate + into (language)
translateinterpretrenderput
- The editor translated the novel into English.
“More examples 6
- The bus crashed into a parked lorry near the toll plaza.
बस टोल प्लाज़ा के पास खड़े ट्रक से टकरा गई।
- The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
सुंडी तितली में बदल गई।
- Anil was pressured into signing the form without reading it.
अनिल पर दबाव डाला गया कि वह फ़ॉर्म को बिना पढ़े हस्ताक्षर कर दे।
- We talked deep into the night about the exam results.
हम परीक्षा परिणाम के बारे में आधी रात के बाद तक बात करते रहे।
- Radhika's family moved into the new flat in March.
राधिका का परिवार मार्च में नए फ़्लैट में रहने आ गया।
- Two plus two doesn't go into five.
पाँच में दो का भाग पूरा नहीं जाता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The teacher entered into the classroom.
✓ The teacher entered the classroom.
'Enter' is transitive and takes no preposition when it means to go into a place.
'Enter' सकर्मक क्रिया है; किसी स्थान में जाने के अर्थ में इसके बाद preposition नहीं आता।
✗ They forced him into sign the paper.
✓ They forced him into signing the paper.
'Into' is a preposition, so the verb after it takes -ing.
'Into' preposition है, इसलिए उसके बाद क्रिया का -ing रूप आता है।
✗ The students are sitting into the hall.
✓ The students are sitting in the hall.
For a fixed position with no movement across a boundary, use 'in', not 'into'.
जब किसी सीमा के पार गति न हो और केवल स्थिति बतानी हो, तब 'in' आता है, 'into' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
'In', 'into' and 'inside' all relate to being in a space but differ in movement.
'In', 'into' और 'inside' तीनों भीतर की स्थिति से जुड़े हैं, पर गति के भाव में अंतर है।
Movement from outside to inside, or a change of state.
बाहर से भीतर की गति या स्थिति में परिवर्तन।
- She walked into the room.
Position inside something, with no movement across the boundary.
किसी चीज़ के भीतर स्थिति, सीमा पार करने की गति नहीं।
- She was in the room.
?Which word?
Keep apart into (one word, preposition) and in to (two words: 'She handed her paper in to the teacher').
Into (एक शब्द, preposition) और in to (दो शब्द: 'She handed her paper in to the teacher') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Into shows movement from outside to inside ('He jumped into the river'), while in shows position ('He is swimming in the river'); turn or change into ('Water turns into ice'); translate into, divide into, look into (investigate), run into (meet by chance), break into (enter by force).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: into बाहर से भीतर की गति दिखाता है ('He jumped into the river'), जबकि in स्थिति ('He is swimming in the river'); turn या change into ('Water turns into ice'); translate into, divide into, look into (जाँच करना), run into (संयोग से मिलना), break into (ज़बरदस्ती घुसना)।