Within Meaning
/wɪðˈɪn/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
prepIn the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
prepIn the scope or range of.
Sentence Examples
You must cut down on extra expenses in order to live within your means.
The school is within walking distance of my house.
You should receive a reply within seven days.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
You must complete the entire assignment ____ the next three hours without delay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please finish the report ____ the next few hours so that I can send it to the manager this month today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?"
— 1849 March 31, Edgar Allan Poe, “A Dream Within a Dream”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: […], volumes II (Poems and Miscellanies), New York, N.Y.: J. S. Redfield, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 40:
"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[…]."
— 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
"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."
— 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:
"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."
— 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
"And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes"
— 2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
You must complete the entire assignment ____ the next three hours without delay.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please finish the report ____ the next few hours so that I can send it to the manager this month today.