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Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /wɪˈðɪn/, SAMPA: /wI"DIn/
• (Scotland) IPA: /wɪˈθɪn/, SAMPA: /wI"TIn/

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• Hyphenation: with‧in

Etymology

Old English wiþinnan. More at with- +‎ in.

Preposition

within

1. Indicates spatial enclosure or containment.
   • 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows,

     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 […] .

2. Indicates figurative inclusion within the scope of.
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]

     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.

3. Before the specified duration ends.

   Leave here within three days.

Translations

spatial enclosure

Arabic: داخل (ar) (dáakhel) Catalan: en (ca), dins (ca) Chinese: 在...里面 (zài...lǐmiàn) Czech: v (cs), uvnitř (cs) Danish: uden (da) Dutch: binnenin (nl) Esperanto: en (eo) Finnish: sisällä (fi) French: dedans (fr) German: in (de), innerhalb (de) Greek: μέσα (el) (mésa), εντός (el) (entós)

Italian: dentro (it) Japanese: ...の中に (ja) (...のなかに, ...no naka ni) Korean: 속에 (soge), 안에 (ane) Kurdish: له‌ناو Latin: in (la), intra (la) Norwegian: innenfor (no) Novial: in Portuguese: dentro (pt) Russian: внутри (ru) (vnutrí) Spanish: dentro (es) Swedish: inuti (sv), inom (sv)

inclusion within scope of

Latin: in (la), intra (la)

Norwegian: innenfor (no)

before the specified duration ends

Czech: do (cs), během (cs), pod (cs) French: avant (fr) Greek: μέσα (el) (mésa), εντός (el) (entós) Japanese: ...以内に (ja) (...inai ni)

Latin: intra (la), in (la) Norwegian: innen (no) Scottish Gaelic: ri linn (gd) Volapük: ünü (vo)

Antonyms

• without
• outside
• outwith

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: water · stood · large · #262: within · room · power · mother

Adverb

within (comparative more within, superlative most within)

1. in or into the interior; inside