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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).]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.

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