adj · adv · prep · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/wɪðˈɪn/
General-American:/wɪˈθɪn/
Received-Pronunciation:/wɪðˈɪn/
Scotland:/wɪˈθɪn/
Canada:/wɪθˈɪn/
/wɪtˈɪn/Ottawa Valley
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rhymes with -ɪn
CMU ARPABET:W IH0 DH IH1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:W IH0 TH IH1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
Examples
the within appeal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In or into the interior; inside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
prep
Meaning 3
In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
within her studio
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
prep
Meaning 4
In the scope or range of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
prep
Meaning 5
Before the specified duration ends.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Leave here within three days.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adverb
Meaning 6
on the inside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
inside, the car is a mess
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inside
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
отвътре
(otvǎtre)
— inside
Esperanto:
ene
— inside
Gothic:
𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰
(inna)
— inside
Ancient Greek:
ἔνδον
(éndon)
— inside
Latin:
intus
— inside
Spanish:
adentro
— inside
Tocharian B:
eneṅka
— inside
Arabic:
دَاخِل
(dāḵil)
— spatial enclosure
Bulgarian:
вътре
(vǎtre)
— spatial enclosure
Burmese:
အထဲ
(a.htai:)
— spatial enclosure
Catalan:
en
— spatial enclosure
Catalan:
dins
— spatial enclosure
Chinese Mandarin:
在...里面
(zài...lǐmiàn)
— spatial enclosure