different between abroad vs within

English

Alternative forms

• abrode (obsolete)

Etymology

First attested in mid 13th century. From Middle English abrood (“broadly widely scattered”), from a- (“on, in”) + brood (“broad”). Equivalent to a- +? broad.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b???d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b??d/
• Rhymes: -??d

Adverb

abroad (not comparable)

1. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]
2. (dated) At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350.)]
4. (dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350.)]
   • 1891, Rudyard Kipling, The Return of Imray

     She spoke to Strickland in a language of her own, and whenever in her walks abroad she saw things calculated to destroy the peace of Her Majesty the Queen Empress, she returned to her master and gave him information.
5. (dated) Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; moving without restriction. [First attested in the late 15^th century.]
6. Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed. [First attested in the early 19^th century.]
7. (sports) Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.

Derived terms

• be abroad

Translations

Noun

abroad

1. (rare) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
   • 1929, King George V, widely (and variously) quoted:

     I hate abroad, abroad’s bloody.

   • 2001 March 13, The Earl of Onslow, speaking in the House of Lords, quoted in Hansard:

     That is not a xenophobic remark. I am a xenophiliac; I love abroad. I love foreigners. I just do not like the way that they are running the European agricultural policy.

Derived terms

• near abroad

Translations

Preposition

abroad

1. Throughout, over.

Translations

References

• "Now abroad has entered English as a noun" - The New York Times, "ON LANGUAGE; The Near Abroad", William Safire, May 22, 1994, quoting Christian Caryl

Anagrams

• A board, Baroda, aboard, aborad

English

Etymology

From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with +? in.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /w?ð??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /w?ð??n/, /w????n/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /w????n/
• Hyphenation: with?in

Preposition

within

1. In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
   • 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 […] .

2. In the scope or range of.
   • 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France [1]

     England struck back with a fine try from Ben Foden and closed to within seven points with three minutes left when Mark Cueto capitalised on a break from replacement Matt Banahan.

3. Before the specified duration ends.
   • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:

     On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.

Antonyms

• without
• outside
• outwith

Derived terms

• within an inch of one's life

Translations

Adverb

within (not comparable)

1. In or into the interior; inside.

Translations

Adjective

within (not comparable)

1. (law) In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
   • 2013, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Malka v. Vasiliadis:

     As part of the within appeal the appellants brought a fresh evidence motion. Although the court did not specifically address the motion in its oral reasons dismissing the appeal, that motion was rejected by the court for the following reasons.