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{
"term": "within",
"partOfSpeech": "preposition",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "before a particular period of time has passed; during a particular period of time",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "You should receive a reply within seven days."
},
{
"text": "The ambulance arrived **within minutes of** the call being made."
},
{
"text": "Two elections were held **within the space of** a year."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not further than a particular distance from something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a house within a mile of the station"
},
{
"text": "Is it **within walking distance**?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "inside the range or limits of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "That question is not within the scope of this talk."
},
{
"text": "We are now within range of enemy fire."
},
{
"text": "He finds it hard to live within his income *(= without spending more than he earns)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "inside something/somebody",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The noise seems to be coming from within the building."
},
{
"text": "There is discontent within the farming industry."
},
{
"text": "Despite her grief, she found a hidden strength within herself."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪˈðɪn/",
"audio": "wi/within/within__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/wɪˈðɪn/",
"audio": "wi/within/within__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Old English withinnan ‘on the inside’"
}