within

prep

1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.

   “within her studio”

   “O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?”

   “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. In the scope or range of.

   “within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard”

   “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.”

   “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.”

   “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”

adv

1. (not-comparable)In or into the interior; inside.

   “If you would hear it with all these about you, I am ready to speak. Or do we go within?”

adj

1. (not-comparable)In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

   “the within appeal”

   “As part of the within appeal the appellants brought a fresh evidence motion. Although the court did not specifically address the motion in its oral reasons dismissing the appeal, that motion was rejected by the court for the following reasons.”