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WITHIN definition: 1. inside or not further than an area or period of time: 2. inside the limits of something, for…. Learn more.
1. used as a function word to indicate enclosure or containment. 2. used as a function word to indicate situation or circumstance in the limits or compass of: such as. a. : before the end of. gone within a week. b (1) : not beyond the quantity, degree, or limitations of.
WITHIN definition: 1. before a particular period of time has finished: 2. less than a particular distance from…. Learn more.
If something is within a particular limit or set of rules, it does not go beyond it or is not more than what is allowed.
Definition of within preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You can go anywhere you want within reason (= within reasonable limits). 6 literary or formal inside a person’s body or mind OPP outside Elaine felt a pain deep within her. I’m feeling more relaxed within myself.
Within stresses that something is not further than a particular area or space or not later than a particular time: Your shirt is in the drawer. Not: Your shirt is within the drawer .
preposition. in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by: within city walls. inside of; in. in the compass or limits of; not beyond: within view; to live within one's income. at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than: within a radius of a mile.
Within often refers to something on the inside of an object or structure — like those screams coming from within the haunted house. You can also use the word more figuratively to describe something that’s in your soul or mind — something that’s internal.
in the course or period of, as in time: within one's memory; within three minutes. inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing: within the law.
