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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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Vesper and Vacuum dipped their beaks thereinto and having kissed the pool's face, threw up their heads and drank to the health of Cove Fall and its people.

From Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies by McCook, Henry Christopher

He also said, bring here thy veil, and hold To me; she did, and thereinto he told Six measures full of barley, and did lay It on her, and she hasted thence away.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

Davenport opened a drawer of the table, and essayed to sweep the book thereinto by a careless push.

From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Stephens, Robert Neilson

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)

The desire of the Convention of Estates, to quicken the proceedings of the Assembly, and the Assemblies Resolutions thereinto.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

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