{
    "term": "into",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to a position in or inside something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Come into the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She dived into the water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He threw the letter into the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She turned and walked off into the night."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in the direction of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Speak clearly into the microphone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Driving into the sun, we had to shade our eyes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to a point at which you hit somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The truck crashed into a parked car."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to a point during a period of time",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She carried on working late into the night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He didn't get married until he was well into his forties."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to show a change in state",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The fruit can be made into jam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you translate this passage into German?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came into power in 2023."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was sliding into depression."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "used to show the result of an action",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was shocked into a confession of guilt."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "about or in connection with something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an inquiry into safety procedures"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "used when you are dividing numbers",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "3 into 24 is 8."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be interested in something in an active way",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's into surfing in a big way."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to owe somebody money or be owed money by somebody",
            "labels": "(US English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "By the time he'd fixed the leak, I was into him for $500."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank was into her for $100 000."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntə//ˈɪntu//ˈɪntuː/",
                "audio": "in/into/into__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntə//ˈɪntu//ˈɪntuː/",
                "audio": "in/into/into__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English intō (see in, to)."
}