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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
Mr Patterson painted a picture of a relationship peppered with periods of separation - the first within the first two years of marriage - at one point becoming emotional and asking for tissues.
“It is like playing a movie in reverse. You try and bring it back to its smallest spot within a reasonable degree of scientific certainty.”
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights — an autonomous judicial body within the Organization of American States — called on the U.S. to reopen the criminal investigation of the agents involved.
Its services are monitored by ICE and other groups within the Department of Homeland Security to ensure strict compliance with ICE detention standards.
They don't fall under the purview of the USDA, nor within the purview of the NIH, which focuses on human health.
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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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