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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. brukt for å uttrykke bevegelse til det indre av noe used to express movement into the interior of something
   • kom inn! come in!
   • puste inn to breathe in
   • reise inn til byen to travel into town
   • skipet drev inn mot land the ship drifted in towards land
   • sende inn et forslag to send in a proposal
2. brukt for å uttrykke at noe blir omsluttet, dekket eller lignende used to express that something is enclosed, covered or the like
   • gjerde inn en eiendom to fence in a property
   • pakke inn en gave to wrap up a present
3. brukt for å uttrykke at noe kommer med i en avis, bok eller lignende used to express that something is entered into a newspaper, book or the like
   • føre inn i boka to enter it into the book
4. brukt for å uttrykke at noe blir mindre i omfang used to express that something is reduced in size
   • tørke inn to dry up
   • skrumpe inn to shrink
   • koke inn to boil down
5. brukt for å uttrykke at noen kommer med i en viss krets, gruppe eller lignende used to express that someone joins a certain circle, group or the like
   • melde seg inn i en forening to join an association
   • gå inn som medeier i firmaet to come in as a co-owner of the firm
6. brukt for å uttrykke at noen får tak i noe used to express that someone gets hold of something
   • kreve inn penger to collect money
   • hale inn en fisk to haul in a fish
7. brukt for å uttrykke en innledning eller begynnelse used to express an introduction or beginning
   • ringe jula inn to ring in Christmas
8. brukt for å uttrykke at noe blir gjennomtrengt eller dekket med noe used to express that something is penetrated or covered with something
   • gni inn læret med fett to rub grease into the leather
9. brukt for å uttrykke at noe eller noen oppnår en viss tilstand, dyktighet eller lignende used to express that something or someone attains a certain state, skill or the like
   • kjøre inn en ny bil to break in a new car
   • ri inn hesten to break in the horse
   • øve inn en rolle to rehearse a role
10. brukt i tidsuttrykk used in time expressions
    • et stykke inn på 1950-tallet some way into the 1950s
    • til langt inn i tjueårene until well into the twenties
11. brukt som preposisjon: innover;
    innenfor used as a preposition: in along, into;
    inside
    • båten stevnet inn fjorden the boat headed up the fjord
    • komme inn døra to come in through the door

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