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with⋅in

  [with-in, with-]
Use within in a Sentence
–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.
–noun
14. the inside of a place, space, or building.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME withinne (prep. and adv.), OE withinnan (adv.), equiv. to with with- + innan from within, equiv. to in in + -an suffix of motion from
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with·in   (wĭth-ĭn', wĭth-)   
adv.  
  1. In or into the inner part; inside.
  2. Inside the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
prep.  
  1. In the inner part or parts of; inside: resentment seething within him.
    1. Inside the limits or extent of in time or distance: arrived within two days; stayed within earshot; within ten miles of home.
    2. Inside the fixed limits of; not beyond: lived within her income.
    3. In the scope or sphere of: acted within the law; within the medical profession.
    4. Inside a specified amount or degree: The team had pulled to within five points of winning.
n.  An inner position, place, or area: treachery from within.

[Middle English withinne, from Old English withinnan : with, with; see with + innan, from within (from in, in; see in1).]
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Within

With*in"\, prep. [OE. withinne, withinnen, AS. wi[eth]innan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + innan in, inwardly, within, from in in. See With, prep., In, 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. --Shak.

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. --Tillotson.

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." --Chaucer.

Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings, Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty. --Shak.

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. --Dryden.

Within himself The danger lies, yet lies within his power. --Milton.

Were every action concluded within itself, and drew no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of good. --Locke.

Within

With*in"\, adv. 1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within." --Carew.

Ills from within thy reason must prevent. --Dryden.

2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
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Language Translation for : within
Spanish: dentro de,
German: innerhalb,
Japanese: ～の中で
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within 
O.E. wiðinnan, lit. "against the inside," see with + in.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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within

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

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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