—used as a function word to indicate a period of time or an extent of space part of which is passed or occupied
far into the night
6
—used as a function word to indicate the dividend in division
dividing 3 into 6 gives 2
Example Sentences
She came into the room. a medicine injected into the bloodstream Please put the bowl into the sink. They were heading into town. He jumped into the pool. She was just staring into space. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English intō, from in entry 2 + tō to
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of into was before the 12th century