In - English meaning

preposition

In the time following (an event or another period of time).

Usage examples:

Shortly after their marriage they moved to colorado

conjunction

During the period of time following an event.

Usage examples:

Bath time ended in a flood after the taps were left running

adverb

At a later or future time; afterwards.

Usage examples:

Duke frederick died soon after

idiom

To be very popular at a particular time

Usage examples:

Long hair for men was all the rage in the 70s.

adjective

Elegantly and stylishly fashionable.

Usage examples:

She looked every inch the chic frenchwoman

noun

Stylishness and elegance, typically of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

The hotel's lobby and restaurant are the height of designer chic

adjective

Of or at a fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

It'll be a cool afternoon

noun

A fairly low temperature.

Usage examples:

The cool of the night air

verb

Become or make less hot.

Usage examples:

We dived into the river to cool off

preposition

Throughout the course or duration of (a period of time).

Usage examples:

The restaurant is open during the day

preposition

From the beginning to the end of (a particular period)

Usage examples:

They work during the night and sleep by day., we hope to spend some weekends in the country during …

determiner

Used to refer to every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.

Usage examples:

Each battery is in a separate compartment

pronoun

Every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.

Usage examples:

They each have their own personality

adverb

To, for, or by every one of a group (used after a noun or an amount).

Usage examples:

The tickets cost £11 each

determiner

Used before a singular noun to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.

Usage examples:

The hotel assures every guest of personal attention

(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception

adjective

Characteristic of, influenced by, or representing a current popular style.

Usage examples:

Fashionable clothes

adjective

Wearing clothes, doing things, and going to places that are considered stylish or acceptable

Usage examples:

They are a fashionable couple., fashionable restaurants/clothing, fashionably dressed women, we wer…

adjective

Popular at a particular time or among a particular group of people

Usage examples:

It's no longer fashionable to boast about how big your bonus is., they bought a house in a fashiona…

preposition

Coming after or as a result of.

Usage examples:

Police are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies in the area

noun

A body of supporters or admirers.

Usage examples:

He attracted a worldwide following

adjective

Next in time.

Usage examples:

The following day there was a ceremony in st peter's square

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

noun

The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.

Usage examples:

The floods forced many people to flee their homes

adjective

Relating to the place where one lives.

Usage examples:

I don't have your home address

adverb

To or at the place where one lives.

Usage examples:

What time did he get home last night?

adverb

Into or within a building.

Usage examples:

They went indoors and explored the house

noun

The area or space inside a building.

Usage examples:

The rain makes indoors feel so warm and safe

adverb

Into or inside a building

Usage examples:

Come indoors, it's cold outside., spring bulbs can be grown indoors.

noun

The inner side or surface of something.

Usage examples:

Wipe the inside of the windscreen

adjective

Situated on or in the inside.

Usage examples:

An inside pocket

preposition

Situated with the boundaries or confines of.

Usage examples:

A radio was playing inside the flat

adjective

Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

Usage examples:

The pace of modern life

noun

A person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values.

Usage examples:

They were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation

adjective

Existing in the present or a recent time, or using or based on recently developed ideas, methods, or styles

Usage examples:

Modern life, modern architecture/art

adjective

Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

Usage examples:

It seems sad that such a scholar should feel compelled to use this modish jargon

adjective

Fashionable

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Usage examples:

I saw flames over berlin

noun

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Usage examples:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix

Excessively; to an unwanted degree.

Usage examples:

Overambitious

preposition

For each (used with units to express a rate).

Usage examples:

He charges £2 per square yard

prefix

Through; all over.

Usage examples:

Perforation

adjective

Liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group.

Usage examples:

She was one of the most popular girls in the school

adjective

Liked, enjoyed, or admired by many people or by most people in a particular group

Usage examples:

In-line skating is increasingly popular., contrary to popular belief, air travel is less dangerous …

adjective

In a particular place.

Usage examples:

A doctor must be present at the ringside

noun

The period of time now occurring.

Usage examples:

They are happy and at peace, refusing to think beyond the present

verb

Give or award formally or ceremonially.

Usage examples:

The duke presented certificates to the men

adjective

Going up, increasing, or sloping upward.

Usage examples:

The rising temperature

noun

An armed protest against authority; a revolt.

Usage examples:

The warsaw rising of 1944

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

adjective

Fashionably elegant and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

You don't have to be a designer to create a stylish look in your own small room

adjective

Having a special quality that makes a person or thing seem different and attractive

Usage examples:

Stylish people, stylish clothing

preposition

Expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location).

Usage examples:

Walking down to the shops

adverb

So as to be closed or nearly closed.

Usage examples:

He pulled the door to behind him

infinitive particle

Used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive.

Usage examples:

I set out to buy food

adjective

Very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

I enjoyed being able to go out and buy trendy clothes

noun

A person who is very fashionable or up to date.

Usage examples:

Taiwan's well-heeled young trendies

adjective

Popular or in fashion at a particular time.

Usage examples:

He wore the costume of an art dealer from some voguish new york hangout of the late sixties

preposition

Inside (something).

Usage examples:

The spread of fire within the building

adverb

Inside; indoors.

Usage examples:

Enquire within

preposition

Inside or not beyond (a particular area, limit, or period of time)

Usage examples:

Most californians live within 20 miles of the coast., the tickets should reach you within a week., …