English Grammar

in to or into

Fugendichter

User since 2008
Posts: 588

6 Dec. 2009

Our "friendly reminder" this day shows me two different forms:

to settle (in to a house) and
finally I've settled into my new house

which one is correct? Both of them?

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Freddie
User since 2009
Posts: 49
6 Dec. 2009

Hi Svenja,
to settle in this case s an intransitive verb, which can stand alone or be accompanied by a lot of different prepositions:

The snow will settle (alight on surface)
we settled in front of the television (get comfortable)
they settled to work (apply oneself)
we settled on a name (decide)
I'll settle for chips
It took me a long time to settle into living in London (get used to)

But there is no "in",
so I think it should be "into" and not "in to".
Hi Svenja, to settle in this case s an intransitive verb, which can stand alone or be accompanied by a lot of different prepositions: The snow will settle (alight on surface) we settled in front of the television (get comfortable) they settled to work (apply oneself) we settled on a name (decide) I'll settle for chips It took me a long time to settle into living in London (get used to) But there is no "in", so I think it should be "into" and not "in to".

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