in- / en- / em-
in, into, on, toward
Latin · in (preposition)
From Latin in, meaning in or into. It becomes im- before b, m, p, and en-/em- came through French. It puts a thing inside or gives it a quality: inject, embark, enclose.
Memory trick
in- is a door: walk through it and you are inside the word's action.
Words from this root
- include (in + clude) — to shut in, contain as a partशामिल करना
- inject (in + ject) — to throw or push a liquid inइंजेक्शन लगाना
- import (im + port) — to carry goods into a countryआयात करना
- immigrate (im + migrate) — to move into a new countryदूसरे देश में बसने आना
- inspire (in + spire) — to breathe energy into someoneप्रेरित करना
- invade (in + vade) — to go into a place by forceहमला करना
- enclose (en + close) — to shut in on all sidesघेरना, बंद करना
- embark (em + bark) — to go onto a ship or begin a journeyजहाज़ पर चढ़ना, यात्रा शुरू करना
- employ (em + ploy) — to take someone into workनौकरी पर रखना
- encourage (en + courage) — to put courage into someoneहौसला बढ़ाना
- embed (em + bed) — to fix firmly into somethingजमाकर बैठाना
- insert (in + sert) — to put something into a spaceअंदर डालना