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within
[ with-in, with- ]
adverb
- in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
- in or into a house, building, etc.; indoors:
The fire was burning on the hearth within.
- on, or as regards, the inside; internally.
- inside an enclosed place, area, room, etc.:
He was startled by a cry from within.
- in the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
preposition
- in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by:
within city walls.
- inside of; in.
- in the compass or limits of; not beyond:
within view;
to live within one's income.
- at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than:
within a radius of a mile.
- at or to some amount or degree not exceeding:
within two degrees of freezing.
- in the course or period of, as in time:
within one's memory;
within three minutes.
- inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing:
within the law.
- in the field, sphere, or scope of:
within the family;
within one's power.
noun
- the inside of a place, space, or building.
within
/ ɪˈðɪ /
preposition
- in; inside; enclosed or encased by
- before (a period of time) has elapsed
within a week
- not beyond the limits of; not differing by more than (a specified amount) from
within seconds of the world record
live within your means
adverb
- formal.inside; internally
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- in (within) reason
- spitting distance, within
- wheels within wheels
Example Sentences
Some of the product’s features, such as its safe browsing mode or a system that notifies users if their password has been compromised, rely on shared Google infrastructure not solely within Chrome’s purview, she said.
Even those within the separatist movement have different ideas on how best to achieve their goals.
Measles, which was ‘eliminated’ in the U.S. in 2000, could be endemic again within 25 years if current vaccination rates hold, study finds.
He decided to fly out within hours of learning of the Pope's death.
But within minutes indiscipline undid their hard work once again when flanker Jack O'Donoghue was sin-binned for conceding a penalty try.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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