[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/into.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / into [← I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/I/) # into «into» in Mova's school dictionary: **to the inside of something: jump into the pool** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech preposition ### meaning for a pupil 1) Into means to the inside of something: jump into the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m1) 2) Into shows a change of form or state: water turns into ice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m2) 3) Into shows parts or groups something is made into: cut into 8 pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m3) 4) Into can mean hitting something: bump into a door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m4) 5) In maths, «2 into 10» means 10 divided by 2 («2 into 10 goes 5 times»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m5) 6) (casual) To be into something is to like it a lot: she's really into football; «not into it» means not keen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m6) 7) (rough) «Lay into someone» or «tear into someone» means attack them, often with angry words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m7) 8) (formal) The exam voice says «partitioned into», «subdivided into», «converted into», «deposited into», «allocated into». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m8) 9) Break into can mean suddenly starting to do something, such as singing or laughing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#m9) ### sense in the lessons putting or splitting things into groups or boxes («splits 6 cards equally into 3 boxes» = divide by 3); «put 3 more into the box» = add 3; «how many times does 4 go into 20» = 20 ÷ 4; in science changes: «ice melts into water», «a caterpillar turns into a butterfly»; in everyday life «get into the car», «bump into a friend» (meet by chance); in casual talk «be into something»; in rough talk «lay into»; in the exam voice «partitioned into», «subdivided into» ### examples - Ben splits 6 cards equally into 3 boxes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x1) - 4 books are put into 2 equal groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x2) - Cut the cake into 8 pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x3) - The frog jumped into the pond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x4) - A caterpillar turns into a butterfly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x5) - Put the toys into the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x6) - I bumped into my teacher at the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x7) - Mia is really into dinosaurs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x8) - How many times does 4 go into 20? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x9) - nah not into footy, i'll come watch tho [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x10) - Coach really laid into us after we lost 5–0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x11) - A collection of 24 stamps is partitioned into 4 subsets of equal cardinality; state the cardinality of each subset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/#x12) ### note «into N groups/boxes» names the number of shares: divide; «partitioned into» and «subdivided into» in an exam do the same. Trap: «puts 3 more into the box» just adds 3. «4 goes into 20» means 20 ÷ 4 = 5: the bigger number is the one shared. «into» is one word (movement); «in to» is two words in sentences like «hand your work in to the teacher». «be into» is about liking, not maths. ### In the corpora - [A subscription keeps taking money every month until it is cancelled, and free trials often turn into payments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/17/) - [Buy now pay later splits a purchase into instalments; it is still borrowing, with charges if a payment is late.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/17/) - [In Cork, twenty-three people squeeze into Gran's house for Christmas.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/3/) - [Most of the time it goes smoothly, but small things like a hedge or a parked car can grow into big rows.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/1/) - [Vivid example: in Melbourne, cousin Jess moves into her first rented flat with a bag of old plates from Gran.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/3/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «into» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/into/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.