{
    "term": "in",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "at a point within an area or a space",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a country in Africa"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kids were playing in the street."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's in that drawer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I read about it in the paper."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "within the shape of something; surrounded by something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was lying in bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "sitting in an armchair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leave the key in the lock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Soak it in cold water."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "into something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He dipped his brush in the paint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She got in her car and drove off."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "forming the whole or part of something/somebody; contained within something/somebody",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are 31 days in May."
                },
                {
                    "text": "all the paintings in the collection"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I recognize his father in him *(= his character is similar to his father's)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "during a period of time",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "in 2021"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the 18th century"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in spring/summer/autumn/winter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the fall"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in March"
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the morning/afternoon/evening"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm getting forgetful in my old age."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "after a particular length of time",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to return in a few minutes/hours/days/months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be ready in a week's time *(= one week from now)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She learnt to drive in three weeks *(= after three weeks she could drive)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "for a particular period of time",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I haven't seen him in years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's the first letter I've had in ten days."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "wearing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "dressed in their best clothes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the man in the hat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be in uniform"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was all in black."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "used to describe something that is all around you",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We went out in the rain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sitting alone in the darkness."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "used to show the language, material, etc. used",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Say it in English."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote in pencil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Put it in writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I paid in cash."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spoke in a loud voice."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "used to show a state or condition",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm in love!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is in good repair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I must put my affairs in order."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man in his thirties"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The daffodils were in full bloom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "involved in something; taking part in something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to act in a play"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "used to show somebody’s job or profession",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is in the army."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's in computers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in business"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "used to show the form, shape, arrangement or quantity of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a novel in three parts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Roll it up in a ball."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sat in rows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People flocked in their thousands to see her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "used to show the quality or thing that a judgement is being made about",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was not lacking in courage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a country rich in minerals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "three metres in length"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "while doing something; while something is happening",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "In attempting to save the child from drowning, she nearly lost her own life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In all the commotion I forgot to tell him the news."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "used to introduce the name of a person who has a particular quality",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're losing a first-rate editor in Jen."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 18,
            "definition": "used to show a rate or relative amount",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gradient of one in five"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a tax rate of 22 pence in the pound"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "for the reason that; because",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was fortunate in that she had friends to help her."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪn/",
                "audio": "in/in/in__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪn ðət/",
                "audio": "in/in/in_that_1_gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪn/",
                "audio": "in/in/in__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪn ðət/",
                "audio": "in/in/in_that_1_us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English in (preposition), inn, inne (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German in (preposition), German ein (adverb), from an Indo-European root shared by Latin in and Greek en."
}