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inside
[in-sahyd, in-sahyd, in-sahyd, in-sahyd, in-sahyd, in-, in-sahyd]
preposition
on the inner side or part of; within: inside the envelope.
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.
They play inside on rainy days.
within one's heart, reason, etc.; by true nature; fundamentally.
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.
Antonyms: ,the inner side or surface: He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.
the inside of the hand;
He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.
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.
inside
noun
the interior; inner or enclosed part or surface
the side of a path away from the road or adjacent to a wall
informal(also plural) the internal organs of the body, esp the stomach and bowels
in a period of time less than; within
with the inside facing outwards
to know something thoroughly or perfectly
preposition
in or to the interior of; within or to within; on the inside of
adjective
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
within or to within a thing or place; indoors
by nature; fundamentally
inside, he's a good chap
slangin or into prison
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
inside of, 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.
She knew the work inside out.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I shouldn’t be out here, but I am — because deep down inside is something that keeps telling me that this is wrong and I need to stand up.”
He took the opening set on Sunday inside 30 minutes when Zverev double-faulted twice and missed a volley at the net.
She leaves as the champion, having moved from 86th to inside the world's top 50 in the live rankings.
Scared for her four children, Medina went inside the house and called her husband, Jorge Saldana, 30, who was at a nearby laundromat washing clothes.
They walked a bit in a secluded alley, then went inside.
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When To Use
Inside means on the inner side of something, such as a box or your refrigerator. Inside designates physical space, like the interior of a book, but it can also be used in situations about time. If your teacher tells the class that you need to finish the test inside of an hour, they mean you need to finish it in less than, or within, an hour. When the hour has gone by, you have to be done the test.Inside can be used to mean indoors, as in Because it rained, we were stuck inside during our vacation.Inside can also be used to describe the position of something. For example, an inside wall refers to the face of a wall that faces the interior of a building.The inside of something is its interior. The inside of a house is the interior, while your insides is everything beneath the skin, such as your skeleton and organs.Example: The inside of the building was sleek and modern, while the outside looked like an old church.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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