2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition.
Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold
Longer thy offered good.
Milton. 3. To keep; to maintain; to retain. [Obs.]
To withhold it the more easily in heart.
Chaucer. Withholder
(With*hold"er) n. One who withholds.
Withholdment
(With*hold"ment) n. The act of withholding.
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. Within
(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.
Withinforth
(With*in"forth`) adv. Within; inside; inwardly. [Obs.] Wyclif.
[It is much greater] labor for to withinforth call into mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon images,
what he before knew and thought upon.
Bp. Peacock. Withinside
(With*in"side`) adv. In the inner parts; inside. [Obs.] Graves.
Without
(With*out") prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS. wiðtan; wið with, against, toward + tan outside,
fr. t out. See With, prep., Out.]