- before a particular period of time has passed; during a particular period of time
- You should receive a reply within seven days.
- The ambulance arrived within minutes of the call being made.
- Two elections were held within the space of a year.
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- not further than a particular distance from something
- a house within a mile of the station
- Is it within walking distance?
- inside the range or limits of something
- That question is not within the scope of this talk.
- We are now within range of enemy fire.
- He finds it hard to live within his income (= without spending more than he earns).
- (formal) inside something/somebody
- The noise seems to be coming from within the building.
- There is discontent within the farming industry.
- Despite her grief, she found a hidden strength within herself.
Word Originlate Old English withinnan ‘on the inside’
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