Swedish preposition· top 1,000 most common

inom

in, within

Meaning

in; within

In Swedish: innanför

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What does inom mean?

inom in a sentence

  • inom landet
    inside the country
  • inom partiet
    within the party
  • inom en vecka
    within 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 kort
    shortly

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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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary