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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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