Etymology From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
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In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.
within her studio
O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?1849 March 31, Edgar Allan Poe, “A Dream Within a Dream”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe: […], volumes II (Poems and Miscellanies), New York, N.Y.: J. S. Redfield, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 40:
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The Rat[…] lightly stepped into a little boat which the Mole had not observed. It was painted blue outside and white within, and was just the size for two animals; and the Mole's whole heart went out to it at once[…].1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
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In the scope or range of.
within his hearing; her within five seconds of breaking the record; within an inch of falling overboard
England struck back with a fine try from Ben Foden and closed to within seven points with three minutes left when Mark Cueto capitalised on a break from replacement Matt Banahan.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:
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Before the specified duration ends.
Leave here within three days.
On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first sound-synched feature film, prompting a technological shift of unprecedented speed and unstoppable force. Within two years, nearly every studio release was a talkie.2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
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And Netherlands, backed by a typically noisy and colourful travelling support, started the second period in blistering fashion and could have had four goals within 10 minutes2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:
Etymology From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
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In or into the interior; inside.
If you would hear it with all these about you, I am ready to speak. Or do we go within?1928, W[illiam] B[utler] Yeats, Sophocles’ King Oedipus: A Version of the Modern Stage, London: Macmillan and Co., […], →OCLC:
within
adj
Etymology From Middle English withinne, withinnen, from Old English wiþinnan; equivalent to with + in.
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Law In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.
the within appeal
As part of the within appeal the appellants brought a fresh evidence motion. Although the court did not specifically address the motion in its oral reasons dismissing the appeal, that motion was rejected by the court for the following reasons.2013, Court of Appeal for Ontario, Malka v. Vasiliadis: