Definition of -in in English English dictionary
- Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin)
- Used to form the present participles of verbs
gannin as in Are ye gannin or what?.
- From a verb, forms a noun referring to an event where the verb's referent is done a lot
sit-in, teach-in, marry-in.
- Used to form verbal nouns from verbs
myekin as in The myekin of the boat..
- in
- Indicating an order or arrangement
My fat rolls around in folds.
- in
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of writing, speaking, etc
He spoke in French, but his speech was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
- in
- In fashion; popular
Skirts are in this year.
- in
- Located indoors, especially: at home or the office
Is Mr. Smith in?.
- in
- Part of; a member of
One in a million.
- in
- Indicates a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc
His speech was in French, but was simultaneously translated into eight languages.
- in
- Into
The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.
- in
- Denoting a state of the subject
John is in a coma.
- in
- By virtue of; by means of
In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
- in
- abbreviation of in aid of
What's that in?.
- in
- Immediately after a period of time
They said they would call us in a week.
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- Industrial Nucleonics Multics customer 1977-1991, located in Columbus, OH Produced industrial process controllers and measurement instrumentation such as thickness gauges Used Multics as a software factory for Level 6 minicomputers Later called AcuRay Corporation, then bought by ASEA Brown Boveri
- in
- holding office; "the in party"
- in
- See the Note under - ine
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- To inclose; to take in; to harvest
- in
- Descriptive of a good shot that lands in the opponent's court
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- in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude
- in
- It is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part
- in
- Surrounded by
- in
- A hypothetical compound, C2H2N4 which may be regarded as benzene with four CH groups replaced by nitrogen atoms; also, any of various derivatives of the same
- in
- in the turn at the bat); he came in (i
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- the present style, what's "in"
- in
- The last nine holes of an 18 hole course
- in
- prep
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- (also "back, back nine, back side") the last nine holes (10-18) of an eighteen hole golf course Example: He had 40 going out and 40 coming in for a total score of 80
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- In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart
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- A 1-bit field that contains either a 1 for IN or a 0 for OUT in the proposed DiffServ standard A field marked with a 1 for IN indicates that this packet is worthy of a higher level of service within whatever share of router resources (such as buffers and bandwidth) are associated with a particular PHB
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- Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room
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- Intelligent Network - the capability in a public telecom network that allows new services to be developed quickly and introduced on any scale IOS Interoperability Standard The standard used to define open interfaces in cdmaOne and cdma2000 networks IP Internet Protocol - data protocol used in the Internet IS-136 The standard behind TDMA networks Ipv4 Internet Protocol version four - the version of IP most commonly deployed today Ipv6 Internet Protocol version six - which will, among other things, add significantly to the address capacity, security and real-time capability of IP IPSec One of the most widely used IP tunneling security protocols
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- in. is a written abbreviation for inch. The plural can be `in.' or `ins'. 30.4 x 25.4 cm It is 24 ins wide and 16 ins high. India (in Internet addresses). Indiana. The symbol for the element indium. inch. the written abbreviation of Indiana
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- {e} into; within; inside; inward
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- {i} member of the ruling political party; influential or powerful person; influence, connections
- in
- INTEGER*2 mask array for scalar variables at center of grid cell, the A-grid points The value is 1 for a water cell and 0 for a land or boundary cell Calculated in PREP/ prep F
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- One who is in office; the opposite of out
- in
- With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor
- in
- A term for being an active player; one who has not folded
- in
- prep w acc or dat , in, into, on, for
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- a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
- in
- in, also from Lat
- in
- to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
- in
- Located indoors, especially: at home or the office and available for conversation
- in
- The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting
- in
- Abbreviation for intelligent network
- in
- A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner
- in
- An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt
- in
- A prefix from Eng
- in
- There are three isomeric varieties
- in
- to, toward, into; within; inside; at home; in power; in style (Slang); in season (of fruit or vegetables)
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- Intelligent Network
- in
- Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball
- in
- With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air
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- in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i
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- The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc
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- inside an enclosed space
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- Intelligent Network - A sophisticated network capable of recognizing the profile (authorization, chosen services) of its users or subscribers Carriers offering advanced services will increasingly offer IN services, particularly as the boundary between fixed and mobile networks becomes blurred
- in
- pharmaceutical abbreviation, intranasal
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- Intelligent Network, A capability with well developed network infrastructure in a telecom network environment allowing new services such as free phones or televoting to be developed quickly and introduced on any scale, from a local trial to network-wide
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- A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, C5H14N2 (chemically pentamethylene diamine), formed in putrefaction of flesh, etc
- in
- Not out; within; inside
- in
- With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband
- in
- Pertaining to (that particular thing)
- in
- a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
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- (aka: "back", "back nine", "back side") the last nine holes (10-18) of an eighteen hole golf course Example: "He had 43 going out and 40 coming in for a total score of 83 "
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- currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in" inside an enclosed space to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door
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- prep (1) with acc , into, on to, towards, against; of time, until; 'in omne tempus', for ever; 'in diem vivere', to live for the moment; of tendency or purpose, for; in adverbial phrases, indicating manner or extent: 'in universum', in general; 'in vicem', 'in vices', in turn (2) with abl , in, on, among; of time, in, at, within; of a person, in relation to, in the case of
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- After a period of time
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- At T-intersection when stops cannot be listed as farside or nearside
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- currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
- in
- directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
- in
- Contained by
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- {s} internal; incoming; current, fashionable, popular; influential, powerful; abundant, plentiful
- in
- he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i
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- With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light
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- With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain limit or environment; sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in God
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- is used in GEMIS as the acronym for industry
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- In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation i
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- Chemical symbol for Indium
- in
- Convergent Motion Toward a Common Center
- in
- stitutional control: Control of a waste site by an authority or institution designated under the laws of a country This control may be active (monitoring, surveillance, remedial work) or passive (land use control) and may be a factor in the design of a nuclear facility (e g near surface repository)
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- With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc
- in
- A suffix
- in
- In its different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among
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- A position of power or a way to get it
- in
- With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life
- in
- into the house
- in
- in or into the head); his side was in (i
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- abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear
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- inside an enclosed space to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door
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- A sophisticated network capable of recognizing the profile (authorization, chosen services) of its users or subscribers Carriers offering advanced services will increasingly offer IN services, particularly as the boundary between fixed and mobile networks becomes blurred
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- In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial
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- a state in midwestern United States
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- INCENTIVES FOR EMPLOYEES TO LIVE CLOSE - Employer sponsors a program to encourage employees to live close to the employer work site (Discount at nearby apartment complexes)
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- With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the army
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- In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force