# within

Pronunciation: say "wi-THIN" /wɪðˈɪn/

## Preposition

1. Inside the limits, reach, or scope of something.
   - Simple: Inside the limits or reach of something, such as a distance, an amount, or what you can see.
   - _Keep the children within sight._
   - _Her guess about the size of the crowd turned out to be within a few hundred of the official count._
2. In the inner part of; physically inside.
   - Simple: Inside a place or thing, in a formal style.
   - _A courtyard lies within the walls._
   - _Everything within the box was broken._
3. Before the stated period runs out; not later than.
   - Simple: Before a period of time ends, as in 'within three days'.
   - _The parcel should arrive within a week._
   - _She learned the language within months._

## Adverb

4. In or into the interior, inside ('or do we go within?'), literary or formal.
   - Simple: Inside, used as an adverb, as in 'go within'.
   - _From within came the sound of music._
   - _Apply within, said the sign on the shop door._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) In law, contained in or forming the present document or proceeding.

## Origin

Made of 'with' plus 'in', Old English wiþinnan became Middle English withinne.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/within (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).