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within

American  
[with-in, with-] / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

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

  1. in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by.

    within city walls.

  2. inside of; in.

  3. in the compass or limits of; not beyond.

    within view;

    to live within one's income.

  4. at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than.

    within a radius of a mile.

  5. at or to some amount or degree not exceeding.

    within two degrees of freezing.

  6. in the course or period of, as in time.

    within one's memory;

    within three minutes.

  7. inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing.

    within the law.

  8. in the field, sphere, or scope of.

    within the family;

    within one's power.

noun

  1. the inside of a place, space, or building.

within British  
/ wɪˈðɪn /

preposition

  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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. formal inside; internally

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Etymology

Origin of within

First recorded before 1000; Middle English withinne (preposition and adverb), Old English withinnan (adverb), equivalent to with with- + innan “from within,” equivalent to in in + -an, suffix of motion

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