- What is the difference between with and within?
Have you looked up with and within in a dictionary? If so, please quote their definitions, and what you think the right answer is (and why) That will help us answer your question more specifically, and will also demonstrate that this question isn't a 'dictionary lookup' question, which is off-topic on ELL
- interpretation - Whats the meaning of within x of something . . .
For points within a perimeter, of is not used: These trees are within my property The jar is within my reach "A-B=2 hours or B-A=2 hours" Mathematically, you could think of within as expressing < (less than) or ≤ (less than or equal to), depending on the situation Or informally ± (plus or minus) The point x is within the circle C
- Does within an hour mean before, after, or both?
Does within mean before or after? Or does it mean both? For example, Do not drink or eat within an hour of taking these pills
- Within, in, during, or over ? I will call him ---------- the . . .
Idiomatically, I'll do it over within the next X are normally only used in contexts where X = a span of time (eg: I'll do it within the next hour) If you say you'll do it over the next hour, you're implying you may spend most or all of that hour doing it, but within, in, and to a lesser extent during don't necessarily imply that (perhaps when you finally do "do it", it'll only take a few
- word choice - Expressing a time limit using within - English Language . . .
A procedure must be completed by B, but it can be done at any time between A and B Or a right can be claimed during such a period How can I explain B by using "within"? Is it: within three w
- word usage - Should I say within 1-2 weeks or in 1-2 weeks? - English . . .
within 1-2 weeks or in 1-2 weeks Are they the same? Which one is right?
- Does the term within 7 days mean include the 7th day?
It's ambiguous I'd say "within 7 days" SHOULD mean within 7 x 24 hours from now, so if at noon on Monday I'm told "this is due within 7 days" that would mean by noon of the following Monday But people often take today to be the first day of the count, so if on Monday someone says "within 3 days" they are thinking day 1=today, Monday; day 2=Tuesday, day 3=Wednesday There's also the perennial
- prepositions - Items should be paid for within 14 days lt;of gt; lt;after . . .
I want to add that your sentence (2) doesn't work because "within 14 days" and "after receipt" scan as two separate adverbials of time, with an odd meaning something like: Items should be paid for within 14 days They should be paid for after receipt OR Items should be paid for within 14 days, which means after receipt
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