Within
preposition
Inside a certain space or area.
There are no shops within walking distance.
Often appears as...
- within walking distance
- within a circle
preposition
During a particular period of time.
The project must be completed within six months.
Often appears as...
- within a week
- within a year
preposition
Not beyond a certain limit.
Stay within the speed limit.
Often appears as...
- within the limit
- within the boundaries
preposition
Enclosed or used in something.
Hidden meanings within the text.
Often appears as...
- within the text
- within a narrative
Usage tips
Literary
preposition
Inside a certain space or area.
There are no shops within walking distance.
Often appears as...
- within walking distance
- within a circle
preposition
During a particular period of time.
The project must be completed within six months.
Often appears as...
- within a week
- within a year
preposition
Not beyond a certain limit.
Stay within the speed limit.
Often appears as...
- within the limit
- within the boundaries
preposition
Enclosed or used in something.
Hidden meanings within the text.
Often appears as...
- within the text
- within a narrative
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Boundaries
Use 'within' to discuss physical limits, such as walls or areas.
Please stay within the playground.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Surroundings
'Within' implies being part of or surrounded by a nearby space.
The keys must be within this room.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Boundaries
Use 'within' to discuss physical limits, such as walls or areas.
Please stay within the playground.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Surroundings
'Within' implies being part of or surrounded by a nearby space.
The keys must be within this room.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Boundaries
Use 'within' to discuss physical limits, such as walls or areas.
Please stay within the playground.
Pro Tip 2/2Immediate Surroundings
'Within' implies being part of or surrounded by a nearby space.
The keys must be within this room.
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The genius of Marie...
depended solely on the element's quantity, and was not affected by physical or chemical changes. This led her to conclude that radiation was coming from something fundamental within the atoms of each element. The idea was radical and helped to disprove the long-standing model of atoms as indivisible objects.
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If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
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What does my headscarf...
I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us. I'm not accusing anyone, bias is not an accusation.
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What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
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How to create a great...
so how do you create a great brand name how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger. However, for a period ranging from a few months to several years,
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How to build a fictional...
Authors of science fiction and fantasy literally build worlds. They make rules, maps, lineages, languages, cultures, universes, alternate universes within universes, and from those worlds sprout story, after story, after story. When it's done well,
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe biological life is just a passing phase. Well, within the next 15 years, we could start seeing real spectroscopic information from promising nearby planets that will reveal just how life-friendly they might be.
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Are These Cats Actually...
They're tapping into something deep rooted within us. We love our cats because they love us. They're everything to me. She's like the last jigsaw of our family.
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National Geographic...
this is your life this is your identity you're the entire ocean in one job you have everything within you to show
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The genius of Marie...
depended solely on the element's quantity, and was not affected by physical or chemical changes. This led her to conclude that radiation was coming from something fundamental within the atoms of each element. The idea was radical and helped to disprove the long-standing model of atoms as indivisible objects.
Video examples
If superpowers were...
it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life, imagine how much damage you would have if you were one thousand years old! Now, there are approximately
Video examples
What does my headscarf...
I'm not saying that in all of you, there's a secret sexist or racist or ageist lurking within, waiting to get out. That's not what I'm saying. We all have our biases. They're the filters through which we see the world around us. I'm not accusing anyone, bias is not an accusation.
Video examples
What happens to our...
comes with a high cost. As for the question of running out of space, the issue isn't so much about total land in the world as it is that large populations cluster together within cities. Most of the big cities in the world may run out of suitable burial grounds within a century.
Video examples
How to create a great...
so how do you create a great brand name how can you play and win the name game you start with three steps first select what type of name you want there are seven different categories of names and pretty much every brand in the world falls within one of these seven categories
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger. However, for a period ranging from a few months to several years,
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
Authors of science fiction and fantasy literally build worlds. They make rules, maps, lineages, languages, cultures, universes, alternate universes within universes, and from those worlds sprout story, after story, after story. When it's done well,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe biological life is just a passing phase. Well, within the next 15 years, we could start seeing real spectroscopic information from promising nearby planets that will reveal just how life-friendly they might be.
Video examples
Are These Cats Actually...
They're tapping into something deep rooted within us. We love our cats because they love us. They're everything to me. She's like the last jigsaw of our family.
Video examples
National Geographic...
this is your life this is your identity you're the entire ocean in one job you have everything within you to show
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Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.
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Neil Gaiman
British Author
I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.
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Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
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Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I have always said that I cannot allow the child within me to die. It's kept me alive.
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Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as possible.
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Buddha
Leader
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Man is a universe within himself.
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George Harrison
British Musician
Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.
Quote examples
Neil Gaiman
British Author
I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.
Quote examples
Dante Alighieri
Italian Poet
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
Quote examples
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.
Quote examples
Joseph Campbell
American Author
Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging.
Quote examples
Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I have always said that I cannot allow the child within me to die. It's kept me alive.
Quote examples
Galileo Galilei
Italian Scientist
We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
Quote examples
James Joyce
Irish Novelist
He found in the world without as actual what was in his world within as possible.
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Buddha
Leader
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
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Bob Marley
Jamaican Singer
Man is a universe within himself.
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