Standard Lemma guide

within

adj · adv · prep · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /wɪðˈɪn/
  • General-American: /wɪˈθɪn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪðˈɪn/
  • Scotland: /wɪˈθɪn/
  • Canada: /wɪθˈɪn/
  • /wɪtˈɪn/ Ottawa Valley
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Cornish: a-ji — spatial enclosure
  • Czech: v — spatial enclosure
  • Czech: uvnitř — spatial enclosure
  • Danish: uden — spatial enclosure
  • Dutch: binnenin — spatial enclosure
  • Esperanto: en — spatial enclosure
  • Finnish: sisällä — spatial enclosure
  • French: dedans — spatial enclosure
  • German: in — spatial enclosure
  • German: innerhalb — spatial enclosure
  • Greek: μέσα (mésa) — spatial enclosure
  • Greek: εντός (entós) — spatial enclosure
  • Ancient Greek: ἐντός (entós) — spatial enclosure
  • Hindi: अंतः (antaḥ) — spatial enclosure
  • Hindi: भीतर (bhītar) — spatial enclosure
  • Hungarian: belül — spatial enclosure
  • Italian: dentro — spatial enclosure
  • Italian: all'interno — spatial enclosure
  • Japanese: ...の中に (...no naka ni) — spatial enclosure
  • Korean: 속에 (soge) — spatial enclosure
  • Korean: 안에 (ane) — spatial enclosure
  • Central Kurdish: لەناو (lenaw) — spatial enclosure
  • Latin: in — spatial enclosure
  • Latin: intrā — spatial enclosure
  • Malay: di dalam — spatial enclosure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innenfor — spatial enclosure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innad — spatial enclosure
  • Polish: wewnątrz — spatial enclosure
  • Portuguese: dentro de — spatial enclosure
  • Russian: внутри́ (vnutrí) — spatial enclosure
  • Spanish: dentro de — spatial enclosure
  • Swedish: inuti — spatial enclosure
  • Swedish: inom — spatial enclosure
  • Turkish: içerisinde — spatial enclosure
  • Ukrainian: всере́дині (vserédyni) — spatial enclosure
  • Ukrainian: у межах (u mežax) — spatial enclosure
  • Venetan: te — spatial enclosure
  • Venetan: in — spatial enclosure
  • Arabic: في غضون — in scope or range of
  • Danish: inden for — in scope or range of
  • Esperanto: je — in scope or range of
  • Georgian: ფარგლებში (parglebši) — in scope or range of
  • Georgian: ვადის ფარგლებში (vadis parglebši) — in scope or range of
  • Georgian: ვადაში (vadaši) — in scope or range of
  • Georgian: განმავლობაში (ganmavlobaši) — in scope or range of
  • German: innerhalb — in scope or range of
  • Ghotuo: 5320 — in scope or range of
  • Hindi: अंतः (antaḥ) — in scope or range of
  • Hungarian: -nyi közelségben/be — in scope or range of
  • Italian: entro — in scope or range of
  • Latin: in — in scope or range of
  • Latin: intrā — in scope or range of
  • Malay: dalam — in scope or range of
  • Norwegian: innenfor — in scope or range of
  • Portuguese: dentro de — in scope or range of
  • Spanish: dentro de — in scope or range of
  • Arabic: فِي خِلَال (fī ḵilāl) — before the specified duration ends
  • Asturian: en — before the specified duration ends
  • Asturian: dientro de — before the specified duration ends
  • Catalan: d'aquí a — before the specified duration ends
  • Czech: do — before the specified duration ends
  • Czech: během — before the specified duration ends
  • Czech: pod — before the specified duration ends
  • French: avant — before the specified duration ends
  • French: d'ici — before the specified duration ends
  • Greek: μέσα (mésa) — before the specified duration ends
  • Greek: εντός (entós) — before the specified duration ends
  • Hungarian: belül — before the specified duration ends
  • Italian: entro — before the specified duration ends
  • Japanese: ...以内に (...inai ni) — before the specified duration ends
  • Latin: intrā — before the specified duration ends
  • Latin: in — before the specified duration ends
  • Malay: dalam — before the specified duration ends
  • Norwegian Bokmål: innen — before the specified duration ends
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: innan — before the specified duration ends
  • Polish: w przeciągu — before the specified duration ends
  • Polish: w ciągu — before the specified duration ends
  • Portuguese: dentro de — before the specified duration ends
  • Scottish Gaelic: ri linn — before the specified duration ends
  • Spanish: dentro de — before the specified duration ends
  • Swahili: ndani — before the specified duration ends
  • Swedish: inom — before the specified duration ends
  • Volapük: ünü — before the specified duration ends
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