outside

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

/ noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd; adjective ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊt-; adverb ˌaʊtˈsaɪd; preposition ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd /

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noun

the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.

the external aspect or appearance.

the space without or beyond an enclosure, institution, boundary, etc.: a prisoner about to resume life on the outside.

a position away or farther away from the inside or center: The horse on the outside finished second.

an outside passenger or place on a coach or other vehicle.

Northern Canada and Alaska. (sometimes initial capital letter) the settled or more populous part of Canada or the U.S.

adjective

being, acting, done, or originating beyond an enclosure, boundary, etc.: outside noises; news from the outside world.

situated on or pertaining to the outside; exterior; external: an outside television antenna.

situated away from the inside or center; farther or farthest away from the inside or center: the outside lane.

not belonging to or connected with a specified institution, society, etc.: outside influences; outside help.

extremely unlikely or remote: an outside chance for recovery.

extreme or maximum: an outside estimate.

being in addition to one's regular work or duties: an outside job.

working on or assigned to the outside, as of a place or organization: an outside man to care for the grounds.

Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing, but not going over, home plate on the side opposite the batter: The fastball was high and outside.

adverb

on or to the outside, exterior, or space without: Take the dog outside.

in or to an area that is removed from or beyond a given place or region: The country's inhabitants seldom travel outside.

preposition

on or toward the outside of: There was a noise outside the door.

beyond the confines or borders of: visitors from outside the country.

with the exception of; aside from: She has no interests outside her work.

Idioms for outside

at the outside, at the utmost limit; at the maximum: There weren't more than ten at the outside.

outside of, other than; exclusive of; excepting: Outside of us, no one else came to the party.

Origin of outside

First recorded in 1495–1505; out- + side¹

SYNONYMS FOR outside

11 faint, distant, slight.

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Words nearby outside

outsettlement, outsettler, outshine, outshoot, outshout, outside, outside broadcast, outside caliper, outside director, outside forward, outside half

British Dictionary definitions for outside of

outside

preposition (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

(sometimes foll by of) on or to the exterior of outside the house

beyond the limits of outside human comprehension

apart from; other than no-one knows outside you and me

adjective (ˈaʊtˌsaɪd)

(prenominal) situated on the exterior an outside lavatory

remote; unlikely an outside chance

not a member of

the greatest possible or probable (prices, odds, etc)

(of a road lane, esp in a dual carriageway or motorway) situated nearer or nearest to the central reservation, for use by faster or overtaking vehicles

adverb (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

outside a specified thing or place; out of doors

slang not in prison

noun (ˈaʊtˈsaɪd)

the external side or surface the outside of the garage

the external appearance or aspect

the exterior or outer part of something

(of a path, pavement, etc) the side nearest the road or away from a wall or building

sport an outside player, as in football

(plural) the outer sheets of a ream of paper

Canadian (in the north) the settled parts of Canada

at the outside informal at the most or at the greatest extent two days at the outside

outside in another term for inside out See inside (def. 5)

usage for outside

The use of outside of and inside of, although fairly common, is generally thought to be incorrect or non-standard: she waits outside (not outside of) the school

Idioms and Phrases with outside of (1 of 2)

outside of

Except for, aside from, as in Outside of a little lipstick, she wore no makeup. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with outside of (2 of 2)

outside

In addition to the idiom beginning with outside

outside of

also see:

at most (the outside)

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preposition (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

adjective (ˈaʊtˌsaɪd)

adverb (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

noun (ˈaʊtˈsaɪd)

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preposition (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

adjective (ˈaʊtˌsaɪd)

adverb (ˌaʊtˈsaɪd)

noun (ˈaʊtˈsaɪd)

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Idioms and Phrases with outside of (1 of 2)

Idioms and Phrases with outside of (2 of 2)

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