preposition, adverb
preposition
1 before a particular period of time has passed; during a particular period of time:
You should receive a reply within seven days. * The ambulance arrived within minutes of the call being made. * Two elections were held within the space of a year.
2 not further than a particular distance from sth:
a house within a mile of the station * Is it within walking distance?
3 inside the range or limits of sth:
That question is not within the scope of this talk. * We are now within range of enemy fire. * He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns).
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4 (formal) inside sth/sb:
The noise seems to be coming from within the building. * There is discontent within the farming industry. * Despite her grief, she found a hidden strength within herself.
adverb (formal) inside:
Cleaner required. Apply within. (= on a sign)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for within is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does within appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — within appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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