Meaning

In the inner part, spatially; physically inside..

Definitions by Sense

1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
2. In the scope or range of.
3. Before the specified duration ends.
4. In or into the interior; inside.
5. (law) In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

Example Sentences

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[…].

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.

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

Word Forms

• w/i
• w/in

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Use within when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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