inside

CEFRA2

/ˈɪnsaɪd/

preposition · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    Within a place, object, or area.

  2. 02

    noun

    The inner part or area of something.

Examples

  • I put my gloves on inside out by mistake.

  • She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈsaɪd/

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.

  2. 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.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The interior or inner part.

More examples

In context

  • You are wearing your socks inside out.

  • On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.

  • The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.

Antonyms

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Origin

preposition

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”).