within
Americanadverb
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in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
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in or into a house, building, etc.; indoors.
The fire was burning on the hearth within.
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on, or as regards, the inside; internally.
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inside an enclosed place, area, room, etc..
He was startled by a cry from within.
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in the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
preposition
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in or into the interior of or the parts or space enclosed by.
within city walls.
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inside of; in.
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in the compass or limits of; not beyond.
within view;
to live within one's income.
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at or to some point not beyond, as in length or distance; not farther than.
within a radius of a mile.
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at or to some amount or degree not exceeding.
within two degrees of freezing.
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in the course or period of, as in time.
within one's memory;
within three minutes.
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inside of the limits fixed or required by; not transgressing.
within the law.
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in the field, sphere, or scope of.
within the family;
within one's power.
noun
preposition
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in; inside; enclosed or encased by
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before (a period of time) has elapsed
within a week
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not beyond the limits of; not differing by more than (a specified amount) from
live within your means
within seconds of the world record
adverb
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
Example Sentences
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