within

[With*in·]

Use the adverb within when you need to say that something is on the inside. If you find that the door to your brother’s room is locked from within, that means it’s locked from the inside and he really doesn't want you to enter.

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In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.

Adverb
on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess"


prep.
In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.

prep.
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.

prep.
Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like.

adv.
In the inner part; inwardly; internally.

adv.
In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.


Within

With*in" , prep. [OE. withinne, withinnen, AS. wi'ebinnan; wi'eb 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.
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.
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.
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.
Within himself The danger lies, yet lies within his power.
Were every action concluded within itself, and drew no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of good.

Within

With*in", adv. 1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within." Carew.
Ills from within thy reason must prevent.
2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.

In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.

In the inner part; inwardly; internally.

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Usage Examples

An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without and I have been more fascinated by a woman of talent and intelligence, though deficient in personal charms, than I have been by the most regular beauty.

Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.

All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.

Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

All I try to do is as earnestly and as acutely as I can, conceive a character and try to portray this character just honestly. If the humor is within the absurdity and the awfulness of situations, then let it be seen that way.

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of turning mind energy into accomplishment and wealth.

Another factor is the decision, made in 1976, to sharply divide the FBI and the foreign intelligence agencies. The FBI would collect within the United States the foreign intelligence agencies would collect overseas.

All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.

A company can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on firewalls, intrusion detection systems and encryption and other security technologies, but if an attacker can call one trusted person within the company, and that person complies, and if the attacker gets in, then all that money spent on technology is essentially wasted.

After I had the Caesarean, I was told I had really strong stomach muscles and so would heal very quickly. And I did. I was up walking about within three hours. Six days after having her, I was out shopping and shortly after that I made it to David Walliams' wedding.

America is at that awkward stage it's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.

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