within
in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
in or into a house, building, etc.; indoors: The fire was burning on the hearth within.
on, or as regards, the inside; internally.
inside an enclosed place, area, room, etc.: He was startled by a cry from within.
in the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by: within city walls.
inside of; in.
in the compass or limits of; not beyond: within view;to live within one's income.
at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than: within a radius of a mile.
at or to some amount or degree not exceeding: within two degrees of freezing.
in the course or period of, as in time: within one's memory;within three minutes.
inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing: within the law.
in the field, sphere, or scope of: within the family;within one's power.
the inside of a place, space, or building.
Origin of within
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How to use within in a sentence
Without it, they say, the disease would surely kill her within two years.
within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTwithin minutes, it seems, of the disclosures of these tragic events, large numbers of people chose a side and stuck to it.
Whatever happened overtook them both within a minute or so of that altitude change request, and they were never heard from again.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
You need but will, and it is done; but if you relax your efforts, you will be ruined; for ruin and recovery are both from within.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Ballouwithin the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.
Among the Sioux | R. J. CreswellAt present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe Senora Moreno's heart broke within her, when those words passed her lips to her adored Felipe.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonGeneral Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.
British Dictionary definitions for within
/ (wɪˈðɪn) /
in; inside; enclosed or encased by
before (a period of time) has elapsed: within a week
not beyond the limits of; not differing by more than (a specified amount) from: live within your means; within seconds of the world record
formal inside; internally
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Other Idioms and Phrases with within
In addition to the idioms beginning with within
- within an ace of
- within bounds
- within call
- within reach
- within reason
also see:
- in (within) reason
- spitting distance, within
- wheels within wheels
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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