in so far as

To the extent that

in¹ /in/

1. Expressing the relation of a thing to that which surrounds, encloses, includes or conditions it, with respect to place, time or circumstances, or to that which is assumed, held, maintained, or the relation of a right or possession to the person who holds or enjoys it
2. At
3. Among
4. Into
5. Within
6. During
7. Consisting of
8. By way of
9. Because of
10. By or through
11. By the medium or method of
12. Among the characteristics or possibilities of
13. Wearing
14. Belonging to
15. Concerned or involved with
16. Being a member of
17. With (obsolete)

1. Within
2. Not out
3. At home or at one's place of business
4. On the spot
5. In or into a position within or inward
6. In or into a centre or central point
7. In or into office, parliament, etc
8. In favour
9. In a position of assured success
10. In intimacy, on good terms (with)
11. In or into fashion
12. In the market
13. In season
14. Into concealment
15. Being in the middle of an innings (cricket)
16. As an addition or inclusion
17. Alight
18. In pocket

1. A member of the party in office
2. A reflex angle
3. A turning in of anything upon itself

1. Inward
2. Proceeding inwards
3. That is fashionable, much in use (as in in-word, in-thing)
4. Within a small group

1. To take in
2. To enclose
3. To gather in harvest

Indicating a (public) gathering of a group of people in one room, building, etc, orig as a form of protest (as in sit-in, work-in), now for any joint purpose (as in love-in, teach-in)

inˈ-and-inˈ adjective and adverb

1. (of breeding) carried out repeatedly within a closely related group of individuals of the same species to ensure continuity of certain characteristics, etc
2. With constant and close interaction

inˈ-box noun (computing)

A file for storing incoming electronic mail

inˈ-built adjective

Built in, integral

inˈ-car adjective

Existing, situated or operating within a car, as in-car entertainment

in-comˈpany adjective

Happening or existing within a company

inˈ-depth adjective

1. (of a survey, research, etc) detailed or penetrating
2. Thorough, comprehensive, not superficial

inˈ-fighting noun

1. Fighting or bitter rivalry, between individuals or within a group, that is kept secret from, or is not apparent to, outsiders
2. See also separate entry infighting

inˈ-flight adjective

Provided during an aeroplane flight

Ingathering, Feast of see Feast of Tabernacles under tabernacle

inˈgroup noun

A social group of people having the same interests and attitudes

inˈ-houseˈ adjective and adverb

Within a particular company, establishment, etc

inˈ-joke noun

A joke to be fully appreciated only by members of a particular limited group

in-lineˈ adjective

1. Denoting a linked series of operations or processes
2. Arranged in a line
3. (of a computer program) being an integral part

inˈ-line skate noun

A type of roller skate with wheels set in a line (also intransitive verb)

inˈ-line skating noun

inˈ-offˈ noun (snooker, etc)

A stroke in which the cue ball falls into a pocket after striking another ball

inˈ-patient noun

A patient living and being treated in a hospital (cf out-patient)

inˈ-service adjective

Carried out while continuing with one's ordinary employment, eg in-service training

inˈshore adjective

1. Close to the shore
2. Moving towards the shore

inˈ-source transitive verb

To obtain (goods or parts) from, or contract work with, a supplier within the same organization

inˈ-sourcing noun

inˈ-store adjective

Provided within a shop

inˈ-tray noun

A shallow container for incoming letters, etc still to be dealt with

be in it

1. To participate (Aust informal)
2. To be involved (esp in dishonest or illegal activities)

in as far as, in so far as or insofar as

To the extent that

in as much as or inasmuch as

Considering that

in for

1. Doomed to receive (esp unpleasant consequences)
2. Involved to the extent of
3. Entered for
4. (see also go in for under go¹)

in for it

1. In for trouble
2. Committed to a certain course

in it

1. Enjoying success
2. In the running

in itself

Intrinsically, apart from relations

in on (informal)

1. Participating in
2. Privy to

ins and outs (or outs and ins)

1. Turnings this way and that
2. Nooks and corners
3. The complete details of any matter
4. Those who repeatedly enter and leave

in that

For the reason that

in with

1. Friendly with, associating much with
2. Enjoying the favour of

nothing in it

1. No truth, no importance, no difficulty in the matter
2. No important difference, no significant gap, six of one and half a dozen of the other

on the in (slang)

On the inside, ie in prison