With*in" (?), prep. [OE. withinne,
withinnen, AS. wiðinnan; wið with, against,
toward + innan in, inwardly, within, from in in. See
With, prep., In,
prep.]
1. In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not
without; as, within doors.
O, unhappy youth!
Come not within these doors; within this roof
The enemy of all your graces lives.
Shak.
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.
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.
Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings,
Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty.
Shak.
3. Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence
of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the
like.
Both he and she are still within my
power.
Dryden.
Within himself
The danger lies, yet lies within his power.
Milton.
Were every action concluded within itself, and drew
no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of
good.
Locke.
With*in", adv. 1. In the
inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within."
Carew.
Ills from within thy reason must
prevent.
Dryden.
2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is
within.
With*in" (?), prep. [OE. withinne,
withinnen, AS. wiðinnan; wið with, against,
toward + innan in, inwardly, within, from in in. See
With, prep., In,
prep.]
1. In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not
without; as, within doors.
O, unhappy youth!
Come not within these doors; within this roof
The enemy of all your graces lives.
Shak.
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.
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.
Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings,
Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty.
Shak.
3. Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence
of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the
like.
Both he and she are still within my
power.
Dryden.
Within himself
The danger lies, yet lies within his power.
Milton.
Were every action concluded within itself, and drew
no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly, never err in our choice of
good.
Locke.
With*in", adv. 1. In the
inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound festers within."
Carew.
Ills from within thy reason must
prevent.
Dryden.
2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is
within.
