In vs. At
Inpreposition
Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
Inpreposition
Contained by.
Inpreposition
Within.
Inpreposition
Surrounded by.
Inpreposition
Part of; a member of.
Inpreposition
Pertaining to; with regard to.
Inpreposition
At the end of a period of time.
Inpreposition
Within a certain elapsed time
Inpreposition
During (said of periods of time).
Inpreposition
Coming at the end of a word.
Inpreposition
Into.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
Inpreposition
Indicating an order or arrangement.
Inpreposition
Denoting a state of the subject.
Inpreposition
Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
Inpreposition
Wearing (an item of clothing).
Inpreposition
Used to indicate means, medium, format, genre, or instrumentality.
Inpreposition
(of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
Inpreposition
Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
Inverb
To enclose.
Inverb
To take in; to harvest.
Inadverb
(not comparable) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
Inadverb
Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
Inadverb
(sports) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
Inadverb
(UK) Abbreviation of in aid of.
Inadverb
After the beginning of something.
Innoun
A position of power or a way to get it.
Innoun
(sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
Innoun
A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
Innoun
abbreviation of inch
Inadjective
In fashion; popular.
Inadjective
Incoming.
Inadjective
Furled or stowed.
Inadjective
(legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
Inadjective
(cricket) Currently batting.
Inadjective
Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
Inpreposition
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.
Inpreposition
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.
Inpreposition
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.
Inpreposition
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.
Inpreposition
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states, etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness; to live in fear.
Inpreposition
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.
Inpreposition
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.
Inpreposition
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it happened in the last century; in all my life.
Inadverb
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).
Inadverb
With privilege or possession; - used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the seisin of her husband.
Innoun
One who is in office; - the opposite of out.
Innoun
A reëntrant angle; a nook or corner.
Inverb
To inclose; to take in; to harvest.
Innoun
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
Innoun
a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
Innoun
a state in midwestern United States
Inadjective
holding office;
Inadjective
directed or bound inward;
Inadjective
currently fashionable;
Inadverb
to or toward the inside of;
Inadverb
inside an enclosed space
Inpreposition
expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else
Inpreposition
expressing motion with the result that something ends up within or surrounded by something else
Inpreposition
expressing a period of time during which an event happens or a situation remains the case
Inpreposition
expressing the length of time before a future event is expected to happen
Inpreposition
(often followed by a noun without a determiner) expressing a state or condition
Inpreposition
indicating the quality or aspect with respect to which a judgement is made
Inpreposition
expressing inclusion or involvement
Inpreposition
indicating someone's occupation or profession
Inpreposition
indicating the language or medium used
Inpreposition
indicating the key in which a piece of music is written
Inpreposition
as an integral part of (an activity)
Inpreposition
expressing a value as a proportion of (a whole)
Inadverb
expressing movement with the result that someone or something becomes enclosed or surrounded by something else
Inadverb
expressing the situation of being enclosed or surrounded by something
Inadverb
expressing arrival
Inadverb
(of the tide) rising or at its highest level.
Inadjective
present at one's home or office
Inadjective
fashionable
Inadjective
(of the ball in tennis and similar games) landing within the designated playing area.
Inadjective
batting
Innoun
a position of influence with someone powerful or famous
Atpreposition
In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
Atpreposition
Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.
Atpreposition
In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
Atpreposition
Denotes a price.
Atpreposition
Occupied in (activity).
Atpreposition
In a state of.
Atpreposition
Indicates a position on a scale or in a series.
Atpreposition
Because of.
Atpreposition
Indicates a means, method, or manner.
Atpreposition
Holding a given speed or rate.
Atpreposition
(used for skills (including in activities) or areas of knowledge) On the subject of; regarding.
Atpreposition
Bothering, irritating, causing discomfort to
Atnoun
The at sign (@).
Atpreposition
Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at.
Atpreposition
A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land.
Atpreposition
The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage.
Atpreposition
The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns.
Atpreposition
The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80°; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.
Atpreposition
The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first.
Atpreposition
The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands.
Atpreposition
Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.
Atnoun
a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
Atnoun
100 at equal 1 kip
Atpreposition
expressing location or arrival in a particular place or position
Atpreposition
used in speech to indicate the sign @ in email addresses, separating the address holder's name from their location.
Atpreposition
expressing the time when an event takes place
Atpreposition
(followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting a particular period of time
Atpreposition
(followed by a noun without a determiner) denoting the time spent by someone attending an educational institution or workplace
Atpreposition
denoting a particular point or level on a scale
Atpreposition
referring to someone's age
Atpreposition
expressing a particular state or condition
Atpreposition
expressing a relationship between an individual and a skill
Atpreposition
expressing the object of a look, thought, action, or plan
Atpreposition
expressing the target of a shot from a weapon
Atpreposition
expressing an incomplete or attempted action, typically involving repeated movements
Atpreposition
expressing the means by which something is done
Atnoun
a monetary unit of Laos, equal to one hundredth of a kip.
