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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
within
adv
  1. on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside, within]
    Antonym(s): outside
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Within \With*in"\, prep. [OE. withinne, withinnen, AS.
      wi[eb]innan; wi[eb] 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. [bd]That he repair should again
            within a little while.[b8] --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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Within \With*in"\, adv.
      1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. [bd]The wound
            festers within.[b8] --Carew.
  
                     Ills from within thy reason must prevent. --Dryden.
  
      2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.
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