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). within 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) ]