within
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɪðˈɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /wɪðˈɪn/, /wɪˈθɪn/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /wɪˈθɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪn
- Hyphenation: with‧in
Preposition edit
within
- In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
- within her studio
- 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
- The Rat […] lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. 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 […] .
- In the scope or range of.
- within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard
- 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France[1]:
- 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.
- Before the specified duration ends.
- Leave here within three days.
- 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:
- 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 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
- 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 minutes
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- live within oneself
- state within a state
- stay within the lines
- wheel within a wheel
- within a bull's roar
- within ames ace
- within an ace of
- within an inch of one's life
- within call
- within cry
- within-doors
- within living memory
- within one's means
- within one's rights
- within reach
- within reason
- within-subjects
- within the pale
Translations edit
spatial enclosure
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in scope or range of
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before the specified duration ends
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Adverb edit
within (not comparable)
Translations edit
inside
Adjective edit
within (not comparable)
- (law) In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
- the within appeal
- 2013, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Malka v. Vasiliadis:
- 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.