🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

dans

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɑ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
In/ɪn/
prepositionCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #10 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le chat est dans la boîte."

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2 senses
As preposition
  1. 1

    Expressing the situation of something that is or appears to be enclosed or surrounded by something else.

    "The cat is in the box."
  2. 2

    Indicating a period during which something happens.

    "We will meet in the morning."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'in' originates from the Old English 'in', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*in', and has cognates in several Germanic languages. Historically, it has maintained a consistent meaning related to position or location within something.

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