OUTSIDE Definition & Meaning

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

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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.
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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.

outside

preposition

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

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

outside a specified thing or place; out of doors
slang.
not in prison

noun

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
(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

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Usage

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of outside¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; out- + side ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

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.

More idioms and phrases containing outside

In addition to the idiom beginning with outside , also see at most (the outside) .

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Alex Mitchell provided the speed at the breakdown to manoeuvre the Clermont defence, while Smith's control and sleight of hand behind him enticed his outside runners to carry hard and breach the gain-line.

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The seller described it as not “looking so good on the outside but perfect for a garage or even outside.”

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One video showed a large section of a 10-storey block of flats obliterated by the attack and victims lying on the road outside.

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But outside powers helped fuel that civil war for more than a decade, and its neighbours are now eyeing the vacuum left by Assad.

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Carlo and I spent hours sharing our personal stories, until we noticed it was dark outside.

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