Inside Meaning
/ˈɪnsaɪd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe interior or inner part.
nounThe left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
Sentence Examples
You are wearing your socks inside out.
I put my gloves on inside out by mistake.
She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the old house was dark and quiet during the storm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was raining very hard, so we decided to stay ____ and play board games all afternoon.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Middle English ynneside English inside 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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Looked he o' the inside of the paper?"
— 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
"So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides."
— 1798, John Hookham Frere, George Canning, The Loves of the Triangles:
"So, what between Mr. Dowler's stories, and Mrs. Dowler's charms, and Mr. Pickwick's good humour, and Mr. Winkle's good listening, the insides contrived to be very companionable all the way."
— 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
"Anyone got the inside on the new ratings? The book is out."
— 2000, Jean Forray, The View from the Bottom, page 58:
"As the centripetal force is an inverse function of the radius of the curve, it follows that the runner in the outside lane will be less affected than the runner in the inside lane."
— 2003, Timothy Noakes, Lore of Running, Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 731:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the old house was dark and quiet during the storm.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It was raining very hard, so we decided to stay ____ and play board games all afternoon.