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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: within adv : on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: {inside}] [ant: {outside}]
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