In — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɪn/.

Examples

the in party
took the in bus
the in basket

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indium inwards atomic number 49 Hoosier State Indiana inch inward

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
noun	a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
noun	a state in midwestern United States
adjective	holding office “the in party”
adjective	directed or bound inward “took the in bus”
adjective	currently fashionable “the in thing to do”
adverb	to or toward the inside of “come in”

Word Forms

inch

verb

advance slowly, as if by inches

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dans

une unité de longueur égale à un douzième de pied

🇪🇸Spanish

en

una unidad de longitud igual a una doceava parte de un pie

🇵🇹Portuguese

em

uma unidade de comprimento igual a um duodécimo de pé

🇷🇺Russian

в

единица длины, равная одной двенадцатой фута

India

🇮🇳Hindi

में

एक फुट के बारहवें हिस्से के बराबर लंबाई की एक इकाई

🇧🇩Bengali

মধ্যে

এক ফুটের দ্বাদশ ভাগের সমান দৈর্ঘ্যের একক

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளே

ஒரு அடியின் பன்னிரண்டில் ஒரு பகுதிக்கு சமமான நீள அலகு

🇮🇳Telugu

లో

ఒక అడుగులో పన్నెండవ వంతుకు సమానమైన పొడవు యూనిట్

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्ये

फूटाच्या बाराव्या भागाच्या लांबीचे एकक

🇮🇳Gujarati

માં

એક ફૂટના બારમા ભાગની લંબાઈનું એકમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೆ

ಒಂದು ಅಡಿ ಹನ್ನೆರಡನೇ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಮನಾದ ಉದ್ದದ ಒಂದು ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻ

ഒരു അടിയുടെ പന്ത്രണ്ടിലൊന്നിന് തുല്യമായ നീളമുള്ള ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿੱਚ

ਫੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਬਾਰ੍ਹਵੇਂ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میں

ایک فٹ کے بارہویں حصے کے برابر لمبائی کی اکائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

在

等于十二分之一英尺的长度单位

🇯🇵Japanese

で

1フィートの12分の1に等しい長さの単位

🇰🇷Korean

~에

1/12피트에 해당하는 길이의 단위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

TRONG

một đơn vị chiều dài bằng một phần mười hai foot

🇹🇭Thai

ใน

หน่วยความยาวเท่ากับหนึ่งในสิบสองฟุต

🇮🇩Indonesian

di dalam

satuan panjang yang sama dengan seperduabelas kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

sa

isang yunit ng haba na katumbas ng isang ikalabindalawa ng isang talampakan

🇲🇾Malay

dalam

satu unit panjang sama dengan satu perdua belas kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

في

وحدة الطول تساوي جزءًا من اثني عشر من القدم

🇮🇷Persian

در

واحد طول برابر با یک دوازدهم پا

🇹🇷Turkish

içinde

ayağın on ikide birine eşit uzunluk birimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ב

יחידת אורך השווה לשתיים עשרה של רגל

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