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As prepositions the difference between in and from

is that in is Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limitsfrom is with the source or provenance of or at.

As a verb in

is to enclose; to take in; to harvest.

As an adverb in

is located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.

As a noun in

is a position of power or a way to get it.

As an adjective in

is in fashion; popular.

As an abbreviation IN

is indiana, a state of the United States of America.

As an initialism IN

is internegative; a type of film stock, most commonly used regarding 35mm motion picture negative.

in

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • # Contained by.
  • # Within.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Boundary problems , passage=GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory.}}
  • # Surrounded by.
  • # Part of; a member of.
  • # Pertaining to (that particular thing).
  • # At the end of a period of time.
  • # Within a certain elapsed time
  • # During (said of periods of time).
  • Into.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 8, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC
  • , title= Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle , passage=The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side. }}
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
  • 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.
  • #
  • #
  • #
  • # (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
  • Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
  • #* 2014 , Carla Bethmann, Clean, Friendly, Profitable?: Tourism , page 114:
  • tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
  • #
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  • #
  • Verb

  • (obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
  • * Shakespeare
  • He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) inne

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
  • :
  • Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in , the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • (lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
  • :
  • (lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
  • :
  • After the beginning of something.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil Dawkes, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Sunderland 2-2 West Brom , passage=The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in .}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A position of power or a way to get it.
  • His parents got him an in with the company
  • (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
  • A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
  • Antonyms
    * out

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In fashion; popular.
  • Skirts are in this year.
  • Incoming.
  • the in train''
  • (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
  • (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
  • in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
    (Burrill)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Inch.
  • Statistics

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    References

    * Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

    from

    English

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • With the source or provenance of or at.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
  • *, chapter=12
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
  • With the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at.
  • :
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • With the separation, exclusion or differentiation of.
  • :
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}

    Synonyms

    * (with the source or provenance of or at) out of

    Statistics

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