inside

[ preposition in-sahyd, in-sahyd; adverb in-sahyd; noun in-sahyd; adjective in-sahyd, in-, in-sahyd ]

/ preposition ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnˌsaɪd; adverb ˌɪnˈsaɪd; noun ˈɪnˈsaɪd; adjective ˌɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪn-, ˈɪnˌsaɪd /

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preposition

on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

prior to the elapse of; within: He promised to arrive inside an hour.

adverb

in or into the inner part: Please go inside.

indoors: They play inside on rainy days.

within one's heart, reason, etc.; by true nature; basically: I know inside that he's not guilty. Inside, she's really very shy.

Slang. in prison.

noun

the inner or internal part; interior: the inside of the house.

the inner side or surface: the inside of the hand; He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.

Usually insides. Informal. the inner parts of the body, especially the stomach and intestines: The coffee scalded my insides.

a select or inner circle of power, prestige, etc.: a man on the inside.

the shortest of several parallel, curving tracks or lanes; the part of an oval track closest to the inner rail: The horse came up fast on the inside.

the inward nature, mind, feelings, etc.

Slang. confidential or secret information.

an inside passenger or place in a coach, carriage, etc.

adjective

situated or being on or in the inside; interior; internal: an inside seat.

acting, employed, done, or originating within a building or place: He used to work on the dock but now he has an inside job.

derived from the inner circle of those concerned in and having private knowledge of a situation: inside information.

Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing between home plate and the batter: The pitch was low and inside.

Idioms for inside

inside of, Informal. within the space or period of: Our car broke down again inside of a mile.

inside out,

with the inner side reversed to face the outside.
thoroughly; completely: She knew the work inside out.

Origin of inside

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at in, side¹

SYNONYMS FOR inside

7 Inside, interior both refer to the inner part or space within something. Inside is a common word, and is used with reference to things of any size, small or large: the inside of a pocket. Interior, somewhat more formal, denotes the inner part or the space or regions within; it usually suggests considerable size or extent, and sometimes a richness of decoration: the interior of a country, of the earth, of a cathedral.

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ANTONYMS FOR inside

7 outside, exterior.

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Words nearby inside

inseverable, inshallah, insheathe, inshore, inshrine, inside, inside caliper, inside forward, inside job, inside lane, inside loop

Example sentences from the Web for inside

Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.

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Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.

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But there are a lot of women who go to these places and once they go to the inside, they find a lover.

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Otis, who tells me he was called “Saladin” on the inside, has taken an almost tragically circuitous route in getting here.

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But privately, it is listening to other theories, including those about an inside job.

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Inside, a sweating adjutant toiled at a mass of papers on the desk before him.

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On a peg just inside the door of the ranchman's old wine shed hung one of the horses' unused nosebags.

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And when ye've got no children of your own, and feel, all your inside risin' to another person's, and they hate ye—hate ye!

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He shows you everything from the inside, as well as from the outside.

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Look well at it inside and outside; and make your lodge like this.

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British Dictionary definitions for inside

inside

noun (ˈɪnˈsaɪd)

the interior; inner or enclosed part or surface

the side of a path away from the road or adjacent to a wall

(also plural) informal the internal organs of the body, esp the stomach and bowels

inside of in a period of time less than; within

inside out with the inside facing outwards

know something inside out to know something thoroughly or perfectly

preposition (ˌɪnˈsaɪd)

in or to the interior of; within or to within; on the inside of

adjective (ˈɪnˌsaɪd)

on or of an interior; on the inside an inside door

(prenominal) arranged or provided by someone within an organization or building, esp illicitly the raid was an inside job; inside information

adverb (ˌɪnˈsaɪd)

within or to within a thing or place; indoors

by nature; fundamentally inside, he's a good chap

slang in or into prison

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inside

In addition to the idioms beginning with inside

inside of
inside out
inside track, the

also see:

on the inside
step in (inside)

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