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German
Etymology
Contraction of herein-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
rein-
- A prefix, conveying movement into something.
- Synonyms: hinein-, herein-
- Antonym: raus-
Usage notes
- As with other prepositional adverbs based on hin or her, the distinction in movement towards the speaker or or towards another location is dropped in the shortened form.
- While most verbs with this prefix will also have a form with the full-length prefix, for certain usages the short form is the only one that exists. This is especially true of more recent colloquialisms, such as with reinziehen.
Derived terms