with·in

[with-in, with-]
adverb
1.
in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
2.
in or into a house, building, etc.; indoors: The fire was burning on the hearth within.
3.
on, or as regards, the inside; internally.
4.
inside an enclosed place, area, room, etc.: He was startled by a cry from within.
5.
in the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
preposition
6.
in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by: within city walls.
7.
inside of; in.
8.
in the compass or limits of; not beyond: within view; to live within one's income.
9.
at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than: within a radius of a mile.
10.
at or to some amount or degree not exceeding: within two degrees of freezing.
11.
in the course or period of, as in time: within one's memory; within three minutes.
12.
inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing: within the law.
13.
in the field, sphere, or scope of: within the family; within one's power.
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noun
14.
the inside of a place, space, or building.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English withinne (preposition and adv.), Old English withinnan (adv.), equivalent to with with- + innan from within, equivalent to in in + -an suffix of motion from

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within (wɪˈðɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—prep
1.  in; inside; enclosed or encased by
2.  before (a period of time) has elapsed: within a week
3.  not beyond the limits of; not differing by more than (a specified amount) from: live within your means; within seconds of the world record
 
—adv
4.  formal inside; internally

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Word Origin & History

within
O.E. wiðinnan, lit. "against the inside," see with + in.
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Idioms & Phrases

within

In addition to the idioms beginning with within, also see in (within) reason; spitting distance, within; wheels within wheels.

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Example sentences
New satellites will make information accessible on personal computers within
  hours.
Jazz is what the jazzmen searching together bring to it, take from it, find
  within it.
At the present time, many technical criticisms of sociobiology have come from
  within anthropology and biology.
All this will cause uproar, even within the commission.
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