English Explanatory Dictionary

within

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
  2. In the scope or range of.
  3. Before the specified duration ends.
adv
  1. In or into the interior; inside.
adj
  1. In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

Pronunciation

/wɪðˈɪn/ /wɪˈθɪn/ /wɪθˈɪn/ /wɪtˈɪn/ en-us-within.ogg

Word forms

within w/i w/in

Etymology

From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.

Antonyms

outside outwith without

Derived words

live within oneself state within a state stay within the lines traitor within the gates wheel within a wheel within a bull's roar within ames ace within an ace of within an inch of one's life within an inch of one's skin within a whisker of within call within cry within doors within-doors within living memory within one sigma within one's means within one's rights within reach within reason within-subjects within the agreed time within the four seas within the pale within touching distance
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