WITHIN


Meaning of WITHIN in English

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).

Phrases and idioms:

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.

Etymology: OE withinnan on the inside (as WITH, innan (adv. & prep.) within, formed as IN)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.