Swedish preposition· top 1,000 most common
inom
in, within
Meaning
in; within
In Swedish: innanför
Practise inom
1 / 1What does inom mean?
inom in a sentence
- inom landetinside the country
- inom partietwithin the party
- inom en veckawithin a week
- Jag kommer inom fem minuter.I'll be there within five minutes.
- Alla ska befinna sig inom armlängds avstånd ifrån varandra.Everyone ought to be within arm length distance from each other.
Expressions
- inom ramen för ("inom gränserna för") (projektet)within the framework for ("within the limits for") (the project)
- inom kortshortly
Questions
What does inom mean in English?
inom means “in, within”.
Origin
Univerbation of in + om.
Nearby common words
inom is number 627 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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