IN THAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in that mean? 

• IN THAT (adverb)
  The adverb IN THAT has 1 sense:

1. (formal) in or into that thing or place

  Familiarity information: IN THAT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN THAT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(formal) in or into that thing or place

Synonyms:

in that; in this; therein

Context example:

they can read therein what our plans are

Domain usage:

formality (compliance with formal rules)

 Context examples 

Also have I asked the white men, and they have said yes, there is no snow in that country.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Sit down in that armchair, Doctor, and give us your best attention.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

In that respect his friend had greatly the advantage.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

How long she had been there in that suffocating atmosphere I could not guess.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

My friend Watson could tell you that I spent a whole morning in that exercise.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Never have I seen such a change as had been brought about in Silas Brown in that short time.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The next instant he was on his feet, but in that instant Cherokee's teeth closed on his throat.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“Nobody's dinner is paid for here, in that name.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

As I can't, I'll merely say that I don't see any harm in that pleasant little game, if all parties understand that it's only play.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The other hand was locked in that of her husband, who held his other arm thrown round her protectingly.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)