When you see something in a mirror, the mirror shows an image of it. I couldn't bear to see my reflection in the mirror
Something that is in a window, especially a shop window, is just behind the window so that you can see it from outside. There was a camera for sale in the window
When someone comes in, they enter a room or building. She looked up anxiously as he came in They shook hands and went in
Something that is covered or wrapped in something else has that thing over or round its surface. His legs were covered in mud
If a train, boat, or plane has come in or is in, it has arrived at a station, port, or airport. We'd be watching every plane coming in from Melbourne Look. The train's in. We'll have to run for it now
If there is something such as a crack or hole in something, there is a crack or hole on its surface. There was a deep crack in the ceiling above him
Someone or something that is in something else is enclosed by it or surrounded by it. If you put something in a container, you move it so that it is enclosed by the container. He was in his car. clothes hanging in the wardrobe
in POSITION OR MOVEMENT ; In addition to the uses shown below, in is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. In is also used with verbs of movement such as `walk' and `push', and in phrasal verbs such as `give in' and `dig in'
If something happens in a place, it happens there. We spent a few days in a hotel He had intended to take a holiday in America
When the sea or tide comes in, the sea moves towards the shore rather than away from it. She thought of the tide rushing in, covering the wet sand out
If you are in, you are present at your home or place of work. My flatmate was in at the time out
If you are dressed in a piece of clothing, you are wearing it. He was a big man, smartly dressed in a suit and tie