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Within   /wɪðˈɪn/  /wɪθˈɪn/   Listen
preposition
Within  prep.  
1.
In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors. "O, unhappy youth! Come not within these doors; within this roof The enemy of all your graces lives." "Till this be cured by religion, it is as impossible for a man to be happy that is, pleased and contented within himself as it is for a sick man to be at ease."
2.
In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income. "That he repair should again within a little while." "Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings, Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty."
3.
Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like. "Both he and she are still within my power." "Within himself The danger lies, yet lies within his power." "Were every action concluded within itself, and drew no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of good."


adverb
Within  adv.  
1.
In the inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within." "Ills from within thy reason must prevent."
2.
In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.





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"Within" Quotes from Famous Books



... delight in waiting upon her, in judging to a nicety the true amount of sugar and cream, in drawing the little table just within ...
— The Unclassed • George Gissing
... them were watching a small seal that, having been left by the tide on the bank, was endeavouring to waddle towards the deep water. At last one of the natives, fixing his spear in its throwing-stick, advanced very cautiously, and when within ten or twelve yards, lanced it, and pierced the animal through the neck, when the other instantly ran up and stuck his spear into it also; and then, beating it about the head with a small hammer, very soon despatched it. This event ...
— The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 • Ernest Favenc
... evening in the reeds, watching the kraal of Jikiza, he saw a maiden straight and fair, whose skin shone like the copper anklets on her limbs. She walked slowly towards the reeds where he lay hidden. Nor did she top at the brink of the reeds; she entered them and sat herself down within a spear's length of where Umslopogaas was seated, and at once began to weep, speaking to herself as ...
— Nada the Lily • H. Rider Haggard
... no power for the air regenerators and within twenty hours we will start smothering to death. Under these circumstances I could not do other than accept the survival terms ...
— Space Prison • Tom Godwin
... rage at those who had occasioned this reprimand from the general, and ordered the whole to march immediately, declaring he would send back all who hesitated, to be treated by Cortes as their cowardice deserved. On his arrival within a league of Guacacualco, he was met by some of the native chiefs, who informed him how he might best come upon the enemy. He accordingly marched against the Mexican forces, whom he completely defeated and put to flight, after a sharp ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. • Robert Kerr


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