wɪˈðɪn adv. &
prep. --adv.
archaic or
literary 1
inside;
to,
at, or on
the inside; internally. 2
indoors (is
anyone within?). 3 in
spirit (make me
pure within). 4 inside the
city walls (Bishopsgate within). --prep. 1 inside; enclosed or contained
by. 2 a
not beyond or
exceeding (within one's means). b not transgressing (within the
law; within reason). 3 not
further off than (within
three miles of a
station; within shouting
distance; within
ten days). øwithin doors in or
into a
house. within one's
grasp see GRASP. within
reach (or sight) of
near enough to be reached or
seen. [OE withinnan on the inside (as
WITH, innan (adv. & prep.) within, formed as IN)]