within
adverb
- in or into the interior; inside
preposition
- in the inner part, spatially; physically inside
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /wɪðˈɪn/ / /wɪˈθɪn/ / /wɪθˈɪn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
- In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
“the within appeal”
“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.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
- 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?”
prep
Etymology: From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
- 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?”
- 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.”
- 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.”