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within preposition [ wɪðˈɪn ]

• inside (something).
• "the spread of fire within the building"
Similar: inside, in, within the bounds/confines of, enclosed by, surrounded by,
Opposite: outside,
• not further off than (used with distances).
• "he lives within a few miles of Oxford"
• occurring inside (a particular period of time).
• "tickets were sold out within two hours"
Similar: in less than, in under, in no more than, after only,

within adverb

• inside; indoors.
• "enquire within"
Origin: late Old English withinnan ‘on the inside’.

within doors

• indoors.



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