In

Arriving or entering

Expressing the idea of entering a place or arriving there. For instance, if somobody knocks on the door, you can let them in.

ask in	She never asked him into the office unless something was wrong.
barge in	He just barged in here and started making threats.
break in	The hackers broke into the servers.
bus in	The staff was bussed in every day.
call in	I called in to see her after work.
check in	We checked into the hotel a little after midnight.
come in	I didn't hear you come in last night, son.
clock in	I have to clock in at 8.
crawl in	I crawled into bed and closed my eyes.
drop in	Please drop in to see us when you get to town.
flood in	People are starting to flood into the city for tonight's festivities.
fly in	Military aircraft were used to fly in food to stricken areas.
get in	The police got into the house by breaking the door down.
go in	After knocking politely on the door, he went in.
let in	The bouncer refused to let her in.
march in	He marched in and demanded to speak to the manager.
move in	You can move in when you've paid the deposit.
pop in	Why don't you pop into the office later?
roll in	The rumours keep rolling in.
send in	The president decided to send in the troops.
sneak in	I sneaked in without anyone noticing.
slip in	The burglar slipped in through an open window.
usher in	This project is an engineering marvel ushering in a new era of human space exploration.
waltz in	You can't just waltz in here and expect us to look after you.

Inserting

Similar to the previous one. If you plug in some electrical equipment, you insert the plug into the socket.

fill in	You will be asked to fill in a questionnaire designed to measure your quality of life.
get into	She lost weight to be able get into the dress.
plug in	Just plug it in and hit the go button.
punch in	You will be asked to punch in your card details.

Collapsing, surrendering, ending

Breaking inwards and therefore being damaged or ended.

bash in	The doors were bashed in and wouldn't open.
cave in	She was unsure but he insisted and she finally caved in and agreed.
chuck in	He decided to chuck in his job.
do in	All this waiting is doing my head in.
fall in	After the roof fell in, there wasn't much to save.
give in	The government refused to give in to the terrorists' threats.
jack in	If it's going to be like this I might just as well jack it in right now.
kick in	They kicked in the front door.
pack in	He packed in his job and moved to France.
smash in	She just wanted to smash his head in.
wind in	It will hamper him if he doesn't wind it in a bit.

From the public

Sending, taking or giving something to an organization or somebody in authority - your boss, teacher, a government official, etc.

be in	The results are in.
check in	We checked into the hotel a little after midnight.
collect in	About 10 days after your presentation, start to collect in the questionnaires.
come in	Please keep your comments and your questions coming in.
flood in	Entries flooded in for our Mother's Day meal out competition.
hand in	Don't hand in a report until you have checked it over carefully.
phone in	In our phone-in programme, we recorded your reactions and eyewitness accounts to the attacks and to the events that followed.
pour in	As the donations poured in, they were able to fund research projects.
ring in	She rang in to say she had changed her mind.
send in	Click on the Search Button to send in your query.
trade in	You can trade it in for a gift card.
trickle in	Applications are still trickling in weeks after the closing date.
write in	We offered a prize to the first 10 people to write in.

Beginning

bed in	It takes at least 66 days for a new habit to bed in.
bring in	They want to bring in a law to stop car manufacturers advertising speed as one of the main attributes of new models.
come in	The existing terrorism laws came in a couple of years ago.
creep in	Artificial intelligence is creeping into more and more aspects of our lives.
dig in	The kids couldn't wait to dig in.
dive in	The food smelled really good to her, and she couldn't wait to dive in.
enter into	They entered into the relationship with different expectations.
jolt into	The bus jolted into motion.
kick in	He'll be fine as soon as his medication kicks in.
lead in	She lead in with a few upbeat words.
phase in	The House plan is similar to one proposed last month by GOP senators, but it would phase in tax cuts more rapidly.
play in	We danced and shouted as the band played in the new year.
plunge in	The city was plunged into darkness after a major power cut hit the area.
see in	They’ve seen in the new year with a dive into the icy waters of the harbour.
set in	As reality sets in, I think that people might take a different view.
spring into	The only thing that made me spring into action was deadlines.
swear in	Vladimir Putin has been sworn in for his fourth term as President of Russia at a ceremony in Moscow.
tuck in	Don’t wait for us. Just tuck in!
venture into	It’s the right time for entrepreneurs to venture into new sectors like telecommunications.
vote in	The country has just voted in a left-wing government.
usher in	This project is an engineering, scientific and technological marvel ushering in a new era of human space exploration.

Understanding

Understanding something or trying to make somebody understand something.

clue in	Someone needs to clue us in on what's happening.
drink in	I drank in his words and tried very hard to believe his promises, because he seemed to mean them.
drum in	It's important to drum in the message that we can make a positive difference in society.
hammer in	It can take some time to hammer in the message.
read into	You're reading far too much into this.
rub in	Okay, okay, you've made your point! No need to rub it in.
sink in	It is only where you constantly feed the message that it starts to sink in.
take in	The announcement was made so quickly that most people couldn't take it in.

Changing; becoming

Changing from one situation or form to another. The new situation is shown in the noun that follows the verb.

blossom into	Their idea blossomed into a full-grown business.
break into	He was so nervous that he broke into a sweat.
brew into	The matter is brewing into an embarrassing scandal for the Church.
burst into	Ted couldn't help but burst into tears.
change into	She changed into something a bit more comfortable.
crystallise into	The essays eventually crystallized into a book.
descend into	The meeting descended into chaos.
divide into	The report is divided into two parts.
drift into	The conversation drifted into politics.
dub into	The film was dubbed into many languages for global distribution.
fall into	I know how easy it can be to fall into the depression hole.
fly into	He flew into a rage and hit them.
force into	The company was forced into administration.
get into	They got themselves into an awful mess.
go into	Some of the leaders have gone into self-imposed exile.
grow into	We have watched him grow into a fine young man.
lapse into	She smiled and lapsed into silence.
make into	The story was made into a film starring Michael Caine.
merge into	Their three operating divisions are now merged into one company.
morph into	The demonstrations were initially about the cost of fuel but have since morphed into a broader anti-government revolt.
move into	At the end of his playing career he moved into coaching as manager of Aldershot Town.
plunge into	They were made redundant after the company plunged into administration.
roll into	Put the mixture in your hands and roll it into a ball.
rush into	Do you think you might be rushing into things?
scrape into	My grades were very average, but I managed to scrape into university.
settle into	Eventually she will settle into a routine.
sink into	An accident caused him to sink into a coma.
slide into	The country is a case study in how a liberal democracy can slide into authoritarianism.
slip into	The country is going to slip into recession.
sneak into	He snuck into third place with 49 points.
snowball into	Accusations were made and snowballed into threats.
solidify into	Their relationship is beginning to solidify into something serious.
stray into	Be very careful not to stray into language that could be taken as aggressive.
strengthen into	The storm strengthened into a hurricane early on Tuesday.
take into	Our goal is to take the company into the future.
throw into	It threw me into a rage.
tip into	All it needs is a simple change in circumstance to tip them into debt.
transform into	He transformed himself into a successful financial consultant.
turn into	The book is being turned into a TV series.

Persuading

Persuading or forcing someone to do something they don't want to do.

badger into	He was badgering her into investing her money in a dubious venture.
blackmail into	They tried to blackmail him into resigning.
bludgeon into	I won't be bludgeoned into submission.
bluff into	I was bluffed into believing that they were well trained and experienced.
bounce into	We won't be bounced into accepting this proposal.
bulldoze into	He was bulldozed into accepting the agreement.
bully into	He was bullied into taking part in this incident.
cajole into	She was cajoled into thinking this was her only option.
coax into	Mom was shy about coming, but I coaxed her into it.
corner into	I kind of cornered him into accepting.
corral into	They are trying to corral people into using only their services.
drag into	I never meant to drag you into it.
draw into	She got drawn into a life of gangs and sexual exploitation.
embarrass into	It's a disgrace that they had to be embarrassed into paying the workers.
fool into	Don't be fooled into believing everything you read on social media.
force into	They are forcing consumers into long term contracts.
frighten into	They frightened him into confessing.
goad into	She goaded him into doing it.
guilt into	My mother guilted me into not taking it.
humble into	He was humbled into admitting he was wrong.
jockey into	They have been jockeyed into an impossible position.
jolt into	The shock jolted them into action.
lull into	He lulled people into thinking everything was going to be alright.
press into	He was pressed into it unwillingly.
pressure into	They were pressured into trying the drug.
pull into	Do not allow yourself to be pulled into an arrangement which you know is not going to work for you.
push into	They were pushed into taking the decision.
railroad into	He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement.
rope in	She roped me in. I couldn't really say no.
scare into	They were scared into believing they had a health problem.
shame into	She was shamed into losing weight after posting a mortifying holiday snap on Facebook.
shock into	They were shocked into silence, still trying to process what had just happened.
spur into	She was the one who finally spurred me into action.
starve into	He starved himself into a state of extreme emasculation.
suck into	It's so easy to get sucked into an argument on social media.
sucker into	He got suckered into the scheme and lost his money.
talk into	I'm going to try to talk her into taking a day trip to Mexico.
trap into	They were trapped into making payments they could not afford.
trick into	I was tricked into thinking it was going to be easy.

Including; mixing; taking part

Being included as part of something. Taking part, involving someone in a situation, becoming a member or belonging to a group.

add in	Add in the cost of the accessories you might need.
blend in	Apply a little shadow under the eye and blend in.
blunder in	It's best not to blunder in.
build in	A delay is built in to ensure the stability of the power supply.
bump into	I'm glad I bumped into you. I wanted to talk to you about something.
butt in	My mother has a tendency to butt in and take control in a confrontational way.
call in	Federal troops were called in to restore order.
chime in with	It chimes in with our view.
chip in	We're all chipping in to celebrate her birthday.
copy in	Don't just circulate information to the person in charge – copy in all those involved.
count in	It sounds like fun. You can count me in.
cram in	The more vegetables you can cram into your diet the better.
draft in	The army was drafted in to help rescue those left trapped in their cars.
dub in	Their dialogue can be dubbed in later.
factor in	Once you factor in inflation, workers actually saw their real wages fall.
fill in	Fill in the gaps with the correct word.
fit in	The course pace is relatively fast as there is a lot to fit in.
fit in with	All my friends do it and I want to fit in with them.
fold in	Fold in the cheese and allow it to melt.
get in	If you're inexperienced it may be best to get in a professional plumber.
go in on	Pretty cheap if a few people went in on it.
hook in	Just make sure it's interesting enough to hook people in.
jump in	She jumped in with a piece of advice.
mix in	Gradually mix in the flour.
muck in	Everyone mucked in and we soon got the job done.
pack in	Avoid tours that pack in too many people.
pencil in	He was pencilled in as a substitute for the 5,000m.
pitch in	If we all pitch in we can make this a reality for the school.
pour into	Investors are pouring cash into the sector.
run into	You'll never guess who I ran into the other day.
sketch in	The book attempts to sketch in the broad outlines of migration patterns.
slot in	I was hoping you could slot me in.
squeeze in	We really appreciate you squeezing us in on such short notice.
stand in	The other presenter was standing in for him because he was sick or something.
step in	The government may need to step in.
stir in	Stir in the sugar and vanilla extract.
suck in	Try not to get sucked into this kind of thinking.
tap into	Tapping into global markets is the key to sustaining growth.
throw in	I might even throw in a few sandwiches.
tie in with	How will it tie in with their existing business model?
tone in	The radiators are disguised and surrounded by wood to tone in with the furniture.
trade in	You could sell it privately, sell it to a dealer or trade it in for a new one.
vote in	They can now have a chance to vote in a new government.
wade in	It was nothing to do with you. You didn’t need to wade in.
weave into	Racism is still intricately woven into society.
work in	Gradually work in the butter.
write in	The clause written in to protect the owners.

At home or at work

Being indoors. Being at home or at work rather than out in the street. Compare verbs like go out or eat out.

be in	He's not in at the moment.
eat in	We didn't eat in as we wanted to try the local restaurants.
order in	Let's order in tonight.
stay in	We stayed in because it was raining.