within

Within is defined as inside, indoors or not beyond a certain limit.

(adverb)

An example of within is milk being inside the refrigerator.

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See within in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

  1. in or into the interior; on the inside; internally
  2. indoors
  3. inside the body, mind, heart, etc.; inwardly

Origin: ME withinne < OE withinnan < with, with + innan, within, into < in, in

  1. in the inner part of; inside
  2. not beyond in distance, time, degree, range, scope, etc.: within a mile, withinone's experience
  3. inside the limits of: within the law

noun

the inside or the interior

See within in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. In or into the inner part; inside.
  2. Inside the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
preposition
  1. In the inner part or parts of; inside: resentment seething within him.
  2. a. Inside the limits or extent of in time or distance: arrived within two days; stayed within earshot; within ten miles of home.
    b. Inside the fixed limits of; not beyond: lived within her income.
    c. In the scope or sphere of: acted within the law; within the medical profession.
    d. Inside a specified amount or degree: The team had pulled to within five points of winning.
noun
An inner position, place, or area: treachery from within.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English withinne

Origin: , from Old English withinnan

Origin: : with, with; see with

Origin: + innan, from within (from in, in; see in1)

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