different between into vs after
into
English
Etymology
From Middle English in-to, from Old English int?, equivalent to in +? to. Cognate with Scots intae.
Pronunciation
- (stressed)
- (UK) IPA(key): /??n.tu?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??n.tu/
- (unstressed, before consonants) IPA(key): /??n.t?/
- (unstressed, before vowels) IPA(key): /??n.t?/
- Hyphenation: in?to
Preposition
into
- To or towards the inside of.
- To or towards the region of.
- Against, especially with force or violence.
- Indicates transition into another form or substance.
- 2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., ?ISBN, 25:
- His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless.
- 2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., ?ISBN, 25:
- After the start of.
- (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
- (Britain, archaic, India, mathematics) Expressing the operation of multiplication.
- (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
- Investigating the subject (of).
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams
- -tion, -toin, Toni, noit, oint, on it
Finnish
Etymology
From dialectal inta, from Proto-Finnic *inta (compare Estonian ind, Livonian ind), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (compare Old Swedish inna (“achievement, accomplishment”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?into/, [?in?t?o?]
- Rhymes: -into
- Syllabification: in?to
Noun
into
- eagerness, enthusiasm
- odottaa innolla (+ partitive) = to look forward to
- passion, fervour/fervor, ardour/ardor
- zeal, fanaticism
Declension
Synonyms
- (eagerness, enthusiasm): innokkuus, innostus
- (passion, fervo(u)r, ardo(u)r): intohimo
- (zeal, fanaticism): kiihko
Derived terms
Compounds
- intohimo
- intomieli
Anagrams
- Toni, otin, toin
Ligurian
Etymology
Contraction of inte (“in”) + o m sg (“the”, definite article).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?tu/
Contraction
into
- in the (+ a masculine name in the singular)
Synonyms
- ne-o
Coordinate terms
- inta
- inte
- inti
Middle English
Preposition
into
- Alternative spelling of in-to
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Latin intus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ind??/
Preposition
into
- in (surrounded by)
Old English
Etymology
in +? t?
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in?to?/
Preposition
int?
- into
Descendants
- Middle English: in-to, into, inne to, jn to, jne to, inte
- English: into
- Scots: intae
Southern Ndebele
Noun
întó 9 (plural ízintó 10)
- thing
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Xhosa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [í??tó]
Noun
íntó 9 (plural ízintó 10)
- thing
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Yemsa
Noun
into
- mother
References
- David Appleyard, Beja as a Cushitic language, in Egyptian and Semito-Hamitic (Afro-Asiatic) Studies: In Memoriam W. Vycichl (Yem into "mother")
Zulu
Etymology
From in- +? -tha (“to name, to choose”) +? -o. Compare with a similar derivation in Swahili jambo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /î?ntó/
Noun
întó 9 (plural ízintó 10)
- thing
Inflection
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972) , “-tho”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, ?ISBN: “-tho (2-6.3)”
into From the web:
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after
English
Etymology
From Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-Germanic *after, *aftiri, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epotero- (“further behind, further away”), from *h?epo (“off, away”).
Cognate with Scots efter (“after”), North Frisian efter (“after, behind”), West Frisian after, achter, efter (“behind; after”), Low German/Dutch achter (“behind”), German after- (“after-”), Swedish/Danish efter (“after”), Norwegian etter (“after”), Icelandic eftir (“after”), aftur (“back, again”).
The Irish usage to indicate recent completion of an activity is a calque of the Irish collocation Táim tar éis... (“I have just...”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æf.t?(?)/, (trap-bath split) /???f.t?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?æf.t?/
- Hyphenation: af?ter
Adverb
after (not comparable)
- Behind; later in time; following.
Derived terms
Translations
Preposition
after
- Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
- Behind.
- In pursuit of, seeking.
- In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
- 1735, The Sportsman's Dictionary
- Work your horse in a calade, after the Italian way; ride him straight, and then you make good use of the calade.
- 1735, The Sportsman's Dictionary
- Next in importance or rank.
- As a result of.
- In spite of.
- I can't believe that, after all our advice against gambling, you walked into that casino!
- (Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
- (dated) According to an author or text.
- Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
- to look after workmen; to enquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness
- (obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
- He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, A Discourse of a War with Spain
Usage notes
- The Irish English usage example is equivalent to "I had just finished my dinner when […] .".
Synonyms
- post
Derived terms
Translations
Conjunction
after
- Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
- 1991, Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (character), Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft
- So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
- 1991, Donald "Shadow" Rimgale (character), Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft
Translations
Adjective
after
- (dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, page 72:
- I did verily believe in my own mind, that I couldn't fight in that way at all; but my after experience convinced me that this was all a notion.
- 1886, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
- The amends he had made in after life were lost sight of in the dramatic glare of the original act.
- 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, page 72:
- (nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
Usage notes
- As shown in the examples above, the adverb in this nautical usage is aft and the related preposition is abaft.
Derived terms
- afterness
- after-party
Related terms
- aft
- abaft
- eft
References
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
Anagrams
- aftre, frate, freat, freta, rafte, trafe
German
Etymology
From Middle High German after, from Old High German after.
Preposition
after (governs the dative)
- (chiefly Early New High German) after
- 1853, Gustav Eduard Benseler, Geschichte Freibergs und seines Bergbaues. Erste Abtheilung, Freiberg, pg. 251:
- Nun fragte der Forderer weiter an: wer irgend einen von ihnen after dem Tage hause oder hofe, d. h. zu Hause oder Hofe beherberge, wie der ihm zu Rechte bestanden sein. [...] Auf die fernere Frage des Forderers: ob er ihrer einen after dem Tage ansichtig werde, wie oder mit wem er sie aufhalten sollte, erklärte man ihm […]
- 1853, Gustav Eduard Benseler, Geschichte Freibergs und seines Bergbaues. Erste Abtheilung, Freiberg, pg. 251:
Middle Dutch
Preposition
after
- (Holland) Alternative form of achter
Adverb
after
- (Holland) Alternative form of achter
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German after.
Preposition
after (+ dative)
- after
Old High German
Alternative forms
- aftar, efter
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *after, whence also Old English æfter, Old Norse aptr. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?epótero- (“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- (“off, behind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?af.ter/
Preposition
after (+ dative)
- after
- according to, in
Adverb
after
- behind
- after
- back
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?af?n/
Etymology 1
Adjective
after
- comparative degree of aft
Etymology 2
Adverb
after (comparative aftener, superlative aftenest)
- often, frequently
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
Spanish
Etymology
From English after[-party].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?afte?/, [?af.t?e?]
Noun
after m (plural afters)
- after-party
- late-night bar
West Frisian
Preposition
after
- Alternative form of achter
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