"within" meaning in English

See within in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /wɪˈðɪn/ [US, UK], /wɪˈθɪn/ [Scotland] Audio: en-us-within.ogg [US] Forms: within
Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. before the time ends
    Sense id: simple-within-en-prep-I9h0s5fS
  2. not farther than
    Sense id: simple-within-en-prep-SN5HXIQv
  3. inside
    Sense id: simple-within-en-prep-EGsIYiSk
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "within",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We should be finished within 30 minutes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before the time ends"
      ],
      "id": "simple-within-en-prep-I9h0s5fS"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The station is within a 10 minute walk from here."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not farther than"
      ],
      "id": "simple-within-en-prep-SN5HXIQv"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He lives within the city walls."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inside"
      ],
      "id": "simple-within-en-prep-EGsIYiSk"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɪˈðɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/wI\"DIn/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɪˈθɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/wI\"TIn/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-within.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "within"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "within",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We should be finished within 30 minutes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before the time ends"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The station is within a 10 minute walk from here."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not farther than"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He lives within the city walls."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inside"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wɪˈðɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/wI\"DIn/",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɪˈθɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/wI\"TIn/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-within.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "within"
}

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