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thereinto

American  
[thair-in-too, thair-in-too] / ˌðɛərˈɪn tu, ˌðɛər ɪnˈtu /

adverb

  1. into that place or thing.

  2. into that matter, circumstance, etc.


thereinto British  
/ ˌðɛərˈɪntuː /

adverb

  1. formal into that place, circumstance, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of thereinto

First recorded in 1250–1300, thereinto is from Middle English thar into. See there, into

Example Sentences

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The dwarf cometh forth of his boat thereinto, and lighteth a great candle in his fist and cometh before the couch.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian

So saying, she signed with her hand to the earth, which opened and she descended thereinto: then it closed up again over her and by this I knew that she was of the Jinn.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Since information of the enemy does not become intelligence until converted thereinto by the process of drawing conclusions, this important procedure is recorded briefly in the work sheet.

From Sound Military Decision by Kalbfus, Edward C. (Edward Clifford)

On that side we kept at our first entry thereinto, trauayling not farre from the high mountaines we saw there.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard

Thereupon, a devil in the shape of a fiery chariot receives him, and the other mockingly lifts him thereinto, and away he goes with the speed of lightning. 

From The Visions of the Sleeping Bard by Davies, Robert Gwyneddon