'Within' definitions:

Definition of 'within'

(from WordNet)
adverb
On the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside, within] [ant: outside]

Definition of 'Within'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors. [1913 Webster]
  • O, unhappy youth! Come not within these doors; within this roof The enemy of all your graces lives. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings, Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like. [1913 Webster]
  • Both he and she are still within my power. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Within himself The danger lies, yet lies within his power. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Were every action concluded within itself, and drew no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of good. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Within'

From: GCIDE
  • Within \With*in"\, adv.
  • 1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within." --Carew. [1913 Webster]
  • Ills from within thy reason must prevent. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is within. [1913 Webster]