within

within
adverb, preposition 1
a) before a certain period of time has passed: Ray left suddenly promising to be back within the hour.
b) during a certain period of time: Her car has been broken into three times within a month. | within the space of...: Within the space of a year three of the town's biggest factories have closed down.
2 inside a certain area and not beyond it: Children must remain within the school grounds during the lunch break. | within 20 metres/50 kilometres/10 miles of etc (=less than twenty metres, fifty kilometres etc from a particular place): We are now within two kilometres of the centre of Istanbul. | apply/enquire within (=used on notices and advertisements especially when someone is trying to sell something): Baby rabbits for sale. Enquire within.
3 inside a society, organization, or group of people: There have been a lot of changes within the department since I joined. | from within: an attempt to reform the system from within
4 according to particular limits or rules: We have to operate within a very tight budget. | This clause is no longer valid within the terms of the new settlement.
5 within sight/earshot etc if something is within sight, earshot etc you can see or hear it
6 within reach
a) near, so that people can get there without difficulty: We live within easy reach of the shops.
b) near enough to be picked up or touched when you stretch out your hand: The key was hanging from a hook on the wall, just within my reach.
7 a play within a play/a university within a university etc a small place, thing etc which exists inside a bigger place or thing of the same kind

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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