within

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   In the inner part, spatially

   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?
   • 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[…].
2. 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.
3. 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.
   • 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
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   1. 4

      In or into the interior

      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?
   2. 5

      In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

      • the within appeal

The neighborhood

• antonymoutside
• antonymoutwith
• antonymwithout