within

Speech parts

1. within - Adjective

2. within - Adverb

3. within - Preposition

Meaning

In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without; as, within doors.

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.

Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or the like.

In the inner part; inwardly; internally.

In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inside in indoors inside of within the confines of within the limits of throughout internal inner interior internally inward inwardly among during
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Antonyms

outside without out beyond outdoors over
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Phrases with the word

within reach within reason within living memory within an inch of one's life within one's means within one's rights

Anagrams

inwith

Examples

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius

Everyone goes through hard times. You have to find the strength within yourself to get through them. David Beckham

Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it. Sophocles

It is safest to sail within reach of the shore. Dutch Proverb

A fortress surrenders from within. Bulgarian Proverb

The most beautiful things in the universe are the starry heavens above us and the feeling of duty within us. Hindi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

withholding tax withholdment Withiel within a building within a hair's breadth of within a little