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in \in\, prep. as. in; akin to d. g. in, icel. imac, sw.
dan. i, oir. l. in, gr. 'en. root197. cf. 1st in-,
inn.
the specific signification of in is situation or place with
respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. it
is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving
within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any
kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing,
either wholly or in part. in its different applications, it
approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is
interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among. it
is used:
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1. with reference to space or place; as, he lives in boston;
he traveled in italy; castles in the air.
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the babe lying in a manger. --luke ii. 16.
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thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west. --shak.
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situated in the forty-first degree of latitude.
--gibbon.
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matter for censure in every page. --macaulay.
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2. with reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is
in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light. "fettered
in amorous chains." --shak.
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wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils.
--shelley.
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3. with reference to a whole which includes or comprises the
part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first
regiment in the army.
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nine in ten of those who enter the ministry.
--swift.
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4. with reference to physical surrounding, personal states,
etc., abstractly denoted; as, i am in doubt; the room is
in darkness; to live in fear.
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when shall we three meet again,
in thunder, lightning, or in rain? --shak.
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5. with reference to character, reach, scope, or influence
considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in
one's favor. "in sight of god's high throne." --milton.
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sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh.
--cowper.
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6. with reference to movement or tendency toward a certain
limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as,
to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in
death; to put our trust in god.
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he would not plunge his brother in despair.
--addison.
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she had no jewels to deposit in their caskets.
--fielding.
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7. with reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it
happened in the last century; in all my life.
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in as much as, or inasmuch as, in the degree that; in
like manner as; in consideration that; because that;
since. see synonym of because, and cf. for as much
as, under for, prep.
in that, because; for the reason that. "some things they do
in that they are men . . .; some things in that they are
men misled and blinded with error." --hooker.
in the name of, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority;
as, it was done in the name of the people; -- often used
in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like.
to be in for it.
a to be in favor of a thing; to be committed to a
course.
b to be unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc.
colloq.
to be in with or to keep in with.
a to be close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the
land.
b to be on terms of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy
with; to secure and retain the favor of. colloq.
syn: into; within; on; at. see at.
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see also:
in- inn in as much as inasmuch as synonym because
for as much as for in that in the name of to be in for it
to be in with to keep in with at
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that \that\, pron., a., conj., adv. as. ethaet, neuter nom.
acc. sing. of the article originally a demonstrative
pronoun. the nom. masc. s=e, and the nom. fem. se'o are
from a different root. as. ethaet is akin to d. dat, g.
das, ohg. daz, sw. dan. det, icel. thornat masc. s=a,
fem. s=o, goth. thornata masc. sa, fem. s=o, gr. ?
masc. ?, fem. ?, skr. tat for tad, masc. sas, fem. s=a;
cf. l. istud that. root184. cf. the, their, they,
them, this, than, since.
1. as a demonstrative pronoun pl. those, that usually
points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously
mentioned, or supposed to be understood. that, as a
demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers;
as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket
are good apples.
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the early fame of gratian was equal to that of the
most celebrated princes. --gibbon.
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note: that may refer to an entire sentence or paragraph, and
not merely to a word. it usually follows, but sometimes
precedes, the sentence referred to.
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that be far from thee, to do after this manner,
to slay the righteous with the wicked. --gen.
xviii. 25.
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and when moses heard that, he was content. --lev.
x. 20.
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i will know your business, harry, that i will.
--shak.
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note: that is often used in opposition to this, or by way of
distinction, and in such cases this, like the latin hic
and french ceci, generally refers to that which is
nearer, and that, like latin ille and french cela, to
that which is more remote. when they refer to foreign
words or phrases, this generally refers to the latter,
and that to the former.
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two principles in human nature reign;
self-love, to urge, and reason, to restrain;
nor this a good, nor that a bad we call. --pope.
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if the lord will, we shall live, and do this or
that. --james iv.
16.
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2. as an adjective, that has the same demonstrative force as
the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.
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it shall be more tolerable for sodom and gomorrah in
the day of judgment, than for that city. --matt. x.
15.
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the woman was made whole from that hour. --matt. ix.
22.
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note: that was formerly sometimes used with the force of the
article the, especially in the phrases that one, that
other, which were subsequently corrupted into th'tone,
th'tother now written t'other.
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upon a day out riden knightes two . . .
that one of them came home, that other not.
--chaucer.
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3. as a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which,
serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing
spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either
singular or plural.
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he that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself
shame. --prov. ix. 7.
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a judgment that is equal and impartial must incline
to the greater probabilities. --bp. wilkins.
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note: if the relative clause simply conveys an additional
idea, and is not properly explanatory or restrictive,
who or which rarely that is employed; as, the king
that or who rules well is generally popular;
victoria, who not that rules well, enjoys the
confidence of her subjects. ambiguity may in some cases
be avoided in the use of that which is restrictive
instead of who or which, likely to be understood in a
coordinating sense. --bain.
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as what is now; but such use is now archaic.
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we speak that we do know, and testify that we
have seen. --john iii.
11.
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that i have done it is thyself to wite blame.
--chaucer.
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governed by a preposition preceding it, but may be
governed by one at the end of the sentence which it
commences.
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the ship that somebody was sailing in. --sir w.
scott.
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the demonstratives he, his, him, etc., and the two
together had the force of a relative pronoun; thus,
that he = who; that his = whose; that him = whom.
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i saw to-day a corpse yborn to church
that now on monday last i saw him wirche work.
--chaucer.
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commonly use which, as a relative pronoun with the
demonstrative pronoun that as its antecedent.
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that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to
cut off, let it be cut off. --zech. xi. 9.
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4. as a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a
demonstrative pronoun. it is used, specifically:
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a to introduce a clause employed as the object of the
preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate
nominative of a verb.
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she tells them 't is a causeless fantasy,
and childish error, that they are afraid.
--shak.
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i have shewed before, that a mere possibility to
the contrary, can by no means hinder a thing
from being highly credible. --bp. wilkins.
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b to introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent to for
that, in that, for the reason that, because.
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he does hear me;
and that he does, i weep. --shak.
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c to introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by may, or
might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to the
end, etc.
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these things i say, that ye might be saved.
--john v. 34.
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to the end that he may prolong his days. --deut.
xvii. 20.
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d to introduce a consequence, result, or effect; --
usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that.
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the birds their notes renew, and bleating herds
attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.
--milton.
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he gazed so long
that both his eyes were dazzled. --tennyson.
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e to introduce a clause denoting time; -- equivalent to
in which time, at which time, when.
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so wept duessa until eventide,
that shining lamps in jove's high course were
lit. --spenser.
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is not this the day
that hermia should give answer of her choice?
--shak.
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f in an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent
sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise,
indignation, or the like.
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ha, cousin silence, that thou hadst seen that
that this knight and i have seen --shak.
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o god, that right should thus overcome might
--shak.
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note: that was formerly added to other conjunctions or to
adverbs to make them emphatic.
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to try if that our own be ours or no. --shak.
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clause with a preceding conjunction on which it
depends.
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when he had carried rome and that we looked
for no less spoil than glory. --shak.
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5. as adverb: to such a degree; so; as, he was that
frightened he could say nothing. archaic or in illiteral
use.
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all that, everything of that kind; all that sort.
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with singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
--pope.
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the rank is but the guinea's stamp,
the man's the gowd gold for a'that. --burns.
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for that. see under for, prep.
in that. see under in, prep.
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see also:
the their they them this than
since those all that for that for
in that in
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in that
adv : formal in or into that thing or place; "they can read
therein what our plans are" syn: therein, in this
see also:
therein in this
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