within
inside; before a period of time has passed
How often you will meet it
Rank 352 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 57,824 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.027% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- inside; before a period of time has passed
within in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was bedtime now, and little Jason rose and went within.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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But until within a few weeks ago she herself had had no idea of the kind.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Here take my cloak and keep thee warm within, And wait thee here while I search out an inn.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I could not see till it came within two oars length, when taking my fusee, I let fly at him.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Here Smith was placed upon a scaffold, six feet square and ten feet high, securely bound, within the view of all beholders.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1