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inside
- /ˈɪnsaɪd/
- /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English ynneside; equivalent to in- + side.
Compare German Innenseite (“inside”), Danish inderside (“inside”), Swedish insida (“inside”), Dutch binnenzijde (“inside”), German Low German Binnensied, Binnersied (“inside”), Saterland Frisian Binnersiede (“inside”).
noun insides
- The interior or inner part. The inside of the building has been extensively restored.
- The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference. The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.
- The interior organs of the body, especially the guts. Eating that stuff will damage your insides.
- A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside. So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides.
- The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people. Anyone got the inside on the new ratings? The book is out.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary. The inside surface of the cup is unpainted.
- Nearer to the interior or centre of something. Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an inside lane.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation. The reporter had received inside information about the forthcoming takeover.
- Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. But the terms normally used to distinguish a man's resident and absent children are "inside" and "outside," the reference being to the home where the common father dwells. Only rarely will a man describe his "inside" children born out of out of wedlock as "lawful," [...]
- Toward the batter as it crosses home plate. The first pitch is ... just a bit inside.
- At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. the inside lane of the motorway
adverb
- Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building. I opened the book and found a hidden note inside.
- Indoors. It was snowing, so the children stayed inside.
- On the inner side of something. I cleaned the window inside.
- In or to prison. He spent ten years inside, doing a stretch for burglary.
- Intimately, secretly or in one's inner heart or soul; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking. That's something I truly believe inside.
preposition
- Within the interior of, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference; on the interior side of. He placed the letter inside the envelope.
- To the interior of. She walked inside the house.
- Within (a period of time). The job was finished inside two weeks.
