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in

 
 
/ɪn/ preposition

Translation

POSITION inside or towards the inside of a container, place, or area
içinde, içine
There's milk in the fridge. a shop in South London He put his hand in his pocket.17201261
DURING during part or all of a period of time
...da/de
We're going to Italy in April. I started working here in 1993. The guinea pig lives inside in the winter.15901586
USING TIME needing or using no more than a particular amount of time
(zaman) ... içinde/süresinde
They managed to complete the work in two weeks. I'll be ready in a few minutes.1546
PART OF part of something
(bir şeyin içinde) ...da/de
Who's the woman in the painting? There's a few spelling mistakes in your essay.1259
JOB involved in a particular kind of job
(iş, meslek, görev vb.) ...da/de
a career in publishing/politics1436
SUBJECT connected with a particular subject
(konu) ...da/de alanında, sahasında
a degree in philosophy advances in medical science1719
WEARING wearing
(kıyafet, elbise) ...lı/li; giymiş, giyinen
Do you know that man in the grey suit?2173
EXPRESSED expressed or written in a particular way
(açıklamada) ... ile (yaz, tamamla, doldur)
Complete the form in black ink. She spoke to him in Russian.11491141
ARRANGED arranged in a particular way
(düzenlemede) ... şeklinde/biçiminde, şeklinde
We sat down in a circle. Is this list in alphabetical order?1331
EXPERIENCE experiencing an emotion or condition
(deneyim, durum) ...da/de halinde
We watched in horror as a body was pulled from the wreckage. She's in a bad mood this morning. The kitchen's in a terrible state.925
in all used to show the total amount of something
toplam olarak, yekün olarak; toplam, hepsi, tamamı
Some of the children came, so there were 15 of us in all.1777
(Definition of in preposition from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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