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Shugers Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In VS within; in ten days VS in ten days' time
Hi all,
I got confused with the meaning and the usage of "in" and "within" when they used as prepostion in the following sentences:
?. I will see you in a week/ within a week. (Future tense )
R there any differnces between "in" and "within" in the above sentence?
?. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. (Simple past tense)
In another five minutes it'll be pitch dark.(Future tense )
Does "in" have the same meaning in the above sentences, can I replace it with "within"?
?. in ten days time, in ten days and in ten days' time:
In ten days time, Belarus will hold the first of its post-election political showtrials.
Can you learn French in 10 days?
Postal strike may start in ten days' time.
Any differences among these three sentences?
Thank you!!
I got confused with the meaning and the usage of "in" and "within" when they used as prepostion in the following sentences:
?. I will see you in a week/ within a week. (Future tense )
R there any differnces between "in" and "within" in the above sentence?
?. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me. (Simple past tense)
In another five minutes it'll be pitch dark.(Future tense )
Does "in" have the same meaning in the above sentences, can I replace it with "within"?
?. in ten days time, in ten days and in ten days' time:
In ten days time, Belarus will hold the first of its post-election political showtrials.
Can you learn French in 10 days?
Postal strike may start in ten days' time.
Any differences among these three sentences?
Thank you!!
Top answer
I will see you in a week/ within a week . -- 'In' normally means 'at the end of', while 'within' means 'sometime during'. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
- I will see you in a week/ within a week .
- -- 'In' normally means 'at the end of', while 'within' means 'sometime during'.
- In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
- In another five minutes it'll be pitch dark.
- -- 'In' has the same meanings (as indicated above) and cannot be replaced by 'within' (for the same reason).
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?. I will see you in a week/ within a week. Are there any differences between "in" and "within" in the above sentence?-- 'In' normally means 'at the end of', while 'within' means 'sometime during'.
?. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
In another five minutes it'll be pitch dark. Does "in" have
?. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
In another five minutes it'll be pitch dark. Does "in" have
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