in Betydning & definition

Betydning af in på engelsk

• 0 in(to) usually small pieces -- småstykker; i stykker

  • The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor

  • He loves taking car engines to bits.

• 1 describing the position of a thing etc which is surrounded by something else -- i; inde i

  • My mother is in the house

  • in London

  • in bed.

• 2 showing the direction of movement -- i; ned i

  • He put his hand in his pocket.

• 3 describing the time at, after or within which something happens -- om

  • in the morning

  • I’ll be back in a week.

• 4 indicating amount or relative number -- i

  • They arrived in large numbers.

• 5 expressing circumstances, state, manner etc of an event, person etc -- i; på

  • She was dressed in a brown coat

  • They were walking in the rain

  • He did it in a hurry

  • written in English

  • He is in the army

  • The books were tied up in bundles

  • She is in her sixties.

• 6 expressing the position of a person etc, usually at or to a place where the person etc is expected to be, eg home, office, station -- inde; hjemme; ankommet

  • Is Mr Stevens in?

  • Is the train in yet?

  • Is he coming in today?

• 7 describing something which is fashionable or popular -- in; moderigtig; populær

  • Short skirts are in at the moment.

• 8 (of the tide) with the water at, or moving to, its highest level -- (komme) ind

  • The tide is (coming) in.

• 9 describing an activity usually carried out by groups of people as a form of protest etc -- -in

  • a sit-in

  • a work-in.

• 10 used in adjectives, adverbs, and nouns to mean ‘not’, ‘no’, or ‘the opposite of’ -- u-

  • incorrect

  • inconsistently

  • incompetence.