Within
[wɪð'ɪn] or [wɪ'ðɪn]
Definition
(prep.) In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.
(prep.) 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.
(prep.) Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like.
(adv.) In the inner part; inwardly; internally.
(adv.) In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
Editor: Milton
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. [1]. In the inside of, not without.[2]. In the compass of, in the limits of, not beyond.[3]. In the reach or influence of.
ad. [1]. Inwardly, internally.[2]. In doors, in the house, at home.
Editor: Trudy
Definition
prep. in the inner part: inside: in the reach of: not going outside of.—adv. in the inner part: inwardly: at home.—Within call hail not too far to hear a call hail.
Checker: Thomas
Examples
- Of the species which do change, only a few within the same country change at the same time; and all modifications are slowly effected. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- But practical sense told them that sex cannot be confined within marriage. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Mrs. Bardell, the plaintiff in the action, is within these walls, Sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Both the private father and the Father of the Marshalsea were strong within him then. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The attack was made and many shots fell within the fort, creating some consternation, as we now know. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Redan was within rifle-shot of the Malakoff; Inkerman was a mile away; and Balaklava removed but an hour's ride. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I left Cairo within an hour or two after the receipt of this dispatch, going by rail via Indianapolis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Edith Baxter was within thirty yards of the stables, when a man appeared out of the darkness and called to her to stop. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- For an hour I have heard the sounds of conflict within the palace. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- But I don't say he don't refer to it within himself. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- On, on they came until Kerchak himself slunk stealthily to the very door and peered within. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The important elevations within the line had all been carefully fortified and supplied with a proper armament. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Her lodgings were hard by; and they threaded through the crowd without, where everything seemed to be more astir than even in the ball-room within. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She began to envy those pirouetters, to hunger for the hope and happiness which the fascination of the dance seemed to engender within them. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Wonder was expressed over the blazing horseshoe that glowed within a pear-shaped globe. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- How many times have you opened the door for me within this last month? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There, within easy reach of the rubber trees, they set up their camp and the actual work of harvesting the rubber crop begins. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When the mighty luminary approached within a few degrees of the tempest-tossed horizon, suddenly, a wonder! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A little way within the shop-door lay heaps of old crackled parchment scrolls and discoloured and dog's-eared law-papers. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She was within. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If a girl, doll or no doll, swoons within a yard or two of a man's nose, he can see it without a perspective-glass. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Seashells when held to the ear seem to contain the roar of the sea; this is because the air within the shell is set into sympathetic vibrations by some external tone. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Quietly she stole toward the entrance and glanced within. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Wines, currants, and wrought silks, were the only goods which did not fall within this rule, having other and more advantageous allowances. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They had been searching among the northern hordes, and only within the past few days had they extended their quest to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- And it gained its point after all, for I saw it through the window within a few minutes, being nursed by little Jane. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Issus would wipe out your entire breed an' you ever came within sight of her temple. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- By dint of hard scrambling he finally straddled the top, but some loose stones crumbled away and fell with a crash into the court within. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Byllesby and the late Luther Stieringer, was completed and in operation within six weeks after the placing of the order. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is only necessary then to open one or the other of these latter to cause the appearance or disappearance or transformation of such objects as have been inclosed within it. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
Checker: Thomas