within
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[edit] English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| water | stood | large | #262: within | room | power | mother |
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP, US) IPA: /wɪˈðɪn/, SAMPA: /wI"DIn/
- (Scotland) IPA: /wɪˈθɪn/, SAMPA: /wI"TIn/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Hyphenation: with‧in
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Preposition
within
- Indicates spatial enclosure or containment.
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows,
- The Rat […] lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once […] .
- 1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows,
- Indicates figurative inclusion within the scope of.
[edit] Translations
spatial enclosure
