Meaning of in- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used with certain words to reverse their meaning.
   idiomatic, morpheme
2. in, into, towards, within.
   morpheme
3. in, into
   morpheme
4. Added to adjectives to mean not.
   idiomatic, morpheme
5. Inward (direction)
   morpheme
6. Into
   morpheme
7. Added to nouns to mean lacking or without.
   idiomatic, morpheme
8. Within (position)
   morpheme
9. Doing; forming verbs.
   morpheme
10. Cannot, unable.
    idiomatic, morpheme
11. Having, possessing
    morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“inhold, inmove, intake, inthrill”

“inborn, inbound”

“infield, infighting, insight, intalk, inwork”

“inbeat”

“inbend”

“incave”

“inbreed”

“inburning”

“incircle”

“il- before l, e.g. illusion im- before b, m, or p, e.g. imperil ir- before r, e.g. irrigate”

“imband”

“imbar”

“imbarn”

“inblind”

“incloister”

“imbannered”

“inaureole”

“incarnate”

“ig- before n, e.g. ignoble il- before l, e.g. illegal im- before b, m, or p, e.g. improper ir- before r, e.g. irresistible”

“inedible”

“inaccurate”

“incredulity”

“ineptitude”

“inannihilable”

“inappellable”

“inassimilable”

CEFR level