Lernwerd

within

//wɪðˈɪn//

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

Note for within

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Definitions

Adverb

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

  1. 1.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?

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

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

    • O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?
  2. 2.In the scope or range of.

    • 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. 3.Before the specified duration ends.

    • Leave here within three days.

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

Frequency

Overall

Very common· #399

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Very common
Academic
Common
Literature
Uncommon

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Word family

Etymology

From Middle English withinne, withinnen

From Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.

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