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within

Syllables: with·inUK/wɪðˈɪn//wɪðˈɪn/

within preposition: in the inner part, spatially; physically inside.

Preposition

within

  1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
    • within her studio
    • O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?1849 March 31, Edgar Allan Poe, “A Dream Within a Dream”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: […], volumes II (Poems and Miscellanies), New York, N.Y.: J. S. Redfield, […], published 1850...
  2. In the scope or range of.
    • within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard
    • England struck back with a fine try from Ben Foden and closed to within seven points with three minutes left when Mark Cueto capitalised on a break from replacement Matt Banahan.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France
  3. Before the specified duration ends.
    • Leave here within three days.
    • On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27

Adverb

within (not comparable)

  1. In or into the interior; inside.
    • If you would hear it with all these about you, I am ready to speak. Or do we go within?1928, W[illiam] B[utler] Yeats, Sophocles’ King Oedipus: A Version of the Modern Stage, London: Macmillan and Co., […], →OCLC

Adjective

within (not comparable)

  1. In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
    • the within appeal
    • As part of the within appeal the appellants brought a fresh evidence motion. Although the court did not specifically address the motion in its oral reasons dismissing the appeal, that motion was rejected by the court for the following reasons.2013, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Malka v. Vasiliadis

within meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Myanmar

within in Hindi

spatially enclosed by
अंतः antaḥ, भीतर bhītar
in the scope or range of
अंतः antaḥ

within in Arabic

spatially enclosed by
دَاخِل dāḵil
in the scope or range of
في غضون
before the specified duration ends
فِي خِلَال fī ḵilāl

within in Malay

spatially enclosed by
di dalam
in the scope or range of
dalam
before the specified duration ends
dalam

within in Myanmar

spatially enclosed by
အထဲ a.htai:

Examples of within in a sentence

  • It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once[…].1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
  • Diplomatic codes that allow Yugoslavia to get along with the rest of the world do not apply within Yugoslavia.1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 103:
  • And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
  • […] “You’d better get here within half an hour, or I’m phoning the police.”2026 July 25, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Last Call of Jo-Anne Pedersen, the Girl Who Vanished From a Payphone”, in Skip Boring, archived from...

All 40 example sentences with within

Antonyms of within

Forms of within

alternative abbreviationw/i
alternative abbreviationw/in

Origin of within

From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.

Words formed from within

Phrases with within

Words that rhyme with within

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Questions about within

What does within mean?
Within means in the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
What is within in Hindi?
Within in Hindi is अंतः (antaḥ), भीतर (bhītar). See Within meaning in Hindi.
How do you use within in a sentence?
It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once[…].
What part of speech is within?
Within can be a preposition, an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce within?
Within is pronounced /wɪðˈɪn/ (US).

Words near within in the dictionary

  1. withholds
  2. Withiel
  3. withier
  4. withies
  5. withiest
  6. within
  7. within a bull's roar
  8. within a whisker of
  9. within ames ace
  10. within an ace of
  11. within an inch of one's life

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