outside1 adverb, prepositionoutside2 adjectiveoutside3 noun
outsideout‧side1 /aʊtˈsaɪd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Outside, joggers in shorts and t-shirts ran by.
- Could I speak with you outside in the hall for just a minute?
- It's cold outside.
- It's such a nice day. Why don't you play outside?
- Lonnie, take the dog outside.
- There were a couple of guards standing outside.
- When I woke up it was still dark outside.
THESAURUS
not inside a building, but usually close to it: · Why don’t you go outside and play?· He was standing outside, smoking a cigarette.
outside – used mainly before the following prepositions or adverbs: · We slept out under the stars.· Don’t stand out in the rain – come inside.· I can hear somebody out there.
away from buildings and in the open air – used especially when talking about pleasant or healthy things you do outside: · In the summer, we like to eat outdoors.· Kids should spend as much time out of doors as possible.
outside where the air is fresh: · It’s good to exercise in the open air.· Leave the wood to dry slowly in the open air.
outside – used when talking about eating outside: · We prefer to dine al fresco.
Longman Language Activatornot inside a building · When I woke up it was still dark outside.· It's such a nice day. Why don't you play outside?· Outside, joggers in shorts and t-shirts ran by.
: out in/under/there etc · Parents stood out in the rain waiting to collect their children from school.· We camped and slept out under the stars every night.· What's that dog doing out there in our yard?
not inside any buildings - use this especially to talk about pleasant or healthy things that you do outside: · We often eat outdoors on summer evenings.· Kids should spend as much time out of doors as possible.· Move the pots outdoors as soon as there is no more danger of frost.
not inside a building, but outside where the air is fresh: · Mexicans traditionally dry chillies in the open air.out in the open air: · It was nice to be out in the open air after being stuck in the office all day.
outside a place, country, organization etc also outside of American · It was the Emperor's first journey outside Japan since 1921.· This is the only museum of its kind outside London.· He is well-regarded even outside of the company.
not in the place where you usually are: · She'd been out of the country for three months, traveling in Europe.· The prisoners spend only four hours a day out of their cells.
the rest of the world, which you do not know about or do not have many connections with, because you only know a particular small place and small group of people: · At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.· Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.· Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
close to a place, town etc, but not in it also outside of American · Most of the development is outside the city centre.· He first played hockey on frozen ponds outside of town.just outside (=very close to a place) · The university is situated on a hill just outside the city.two miles/three kilometres etc outside (=two miles etc away from a place) · The train stopped three miles outside Doncaster.
: two miles/three kilometres etc out of (=two miles etc away from a place) · The car broke down just a few miles out of town.ten minutes/two hours etc out of · Mason's farm is about ten minutes' drive out of the town of Taber.
not in a room or building but close to it also outside of American · Could you wait outside, please?· Some people were collecting for charity outside of the supermarket.· A crowd of people were standing outside the theatre.just outside (=very close to a room or building) · The car was parked just outside the house, on the driveway.
: out here/there/in etc · You go on in. I'll wait out here.· Leave your coat out in the hallway.
moving or looking away from the inside of something moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · Janice opened the door and looked out.· Two firemen carried his body out and laid it on the ground.· When I dropped my bag, some of my money must have fallen out.out came/jumped/fell etc: · I heard meowing, opened the trunk of the car, and out jumped a thin black cat.
moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · She's coming out of the office now.· Don't lean so far out of the window. It's dangerous.· Thousands of refugees are now streaming out of the city.
out of a building or room: · Why don't you go outside and get some fresh air?· I walked outside to the car.· The police asked each person in turn to step outside the room for questioning.
also out of: out the door/window moving or looking out of the door or window: · She ran out the door and down the street.· If you look out of the bedroom window, you can see the ocean.· Hey, look out the window! See the hot-air balloon?
British /outward American away from the inside or centre, towards the outside: · The windows open outward.· As the plane exploded, the metal of the fuselage was blown outwards.· London is expanding outwards at an alarming rate, swallowing up large areas of beautiful countryside.
on or covering the outside of something · The external walls of the castle are beginning to crumble.· Most backpacks today have internal rather than external frames· There are no external signs of injury.
: outer skin/layer/wall/shell etc on the outside of something: · Boil the beans for ten minutes and then remove the tough outer skin.· the rocks that make up the outer layers of the Earth's surface· the outer wall of the temple
the part of something that you see from the outside · The outside is green, the inside is blue.the outside of · The outside of the house needs painting.on the outside · The emergency blankets are lined with plastic on the outside and paper on the inside.from the outside · The door can only be locked from the outside.
the outside part or surface of a building, vehicle etc - used especially in technical contexts: · The building has an attractive wood exterior.the exterior of: · The exterior of Durham cathedral is one of the most magnificent in England.· Clean the exterior of the car thoroughly before applying paint.
happening or existing outside a building rather than inside: outside toilet/staircase/door etc one that is outside or on the outside of a building: · When my dad was growing up, they only had an outside toilet.· You reach the apartment by going up an outside staircase at the back of the building.
happening, existing, used outside etc: · The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.· The program of outdoor activities includes skiing, climbing, and hiking.· Younger volunteers tend to prefer outdoor work.
: open-air cafe/restaurant/market/meeting/concert etc one that is outside, especially because it is pleasant to be outside: · We had lunch at an open-air cafe in the city square.· There's a big open-air market there on Saturdays.· In summer there are open-air concerts and theatre performances in the park.
coming from outside a country or organization: outside consultants/workers/observers etc people who do not belong to a particular company or organization: · Outside observers believe that the election was conducted fairly.· There were seven applicants for the position, including three outside candidates.· The government uses outside contractors for some of the work.
: external interference/pressure/forces etc from outside a particular country or organization: · Without external pressure, it is unlikely the civil rights abuses would have stopped.· An external auditor is brought in to examine the accounts.
a person who does not belong in a particular group or organization or who is not accepted by it: · An outsider, for example someone from another school district, should evaluate the teachers.· The university library is closed to outsiders.· We don't want outsiders getting involved in our local politics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Bolton is a mill town just outside Manchester.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science. Use the outside lane for overtaking only. Marketing is outside our remit.
Bolton is a mill town just outside Manchester. (=a very small chance)· He still has an outside chance of winning the championship.
· It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home.
(=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science.· The airport is located on the outer edge of town.
(=happening from outside a country or a situation)· They must make their own decisions, free from external influence.· The US remains the biggest outside influence on the country.
Use the outside lane for overtaking only. (=be born when your parents are not married)· Four in ten children are born outside marriage.
· Her religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage.
(=used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something)· Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.
Marketing is outside our remit. (=not be included in it)· His later exploits in Persia fall outside the scope of this book.
(=one that is outside a house, not in it)· The house was small, with no hot water and an outside toilet.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► think outside the box
1 a)not inside a building SYN outdoors OPP inside: - Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.
- S.U. was to be encouraged, eliminating chains of assessment and decision making which had lain within the purview of the superintendent.
- Salary negotiations are normally not within the purview of the president.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
When we got up, it was still dark outside. Go and play outside. b)not inside a building or room but close to it: Could you wait outside please. I’ll meet you outside the theatre at two o'clock.outside of American English Several people were standing in the hallway outside of his room. c)out of a building or room: We went outside to see what was happening. I opened the door and looked outside.2 a)not in a particular city, country etc: She often travels outside the UK. b)close to a place, city etc but not in it: We camped a few miles outside the town. Bolton is a mill town just outside Manchester.outside of American English Maritza, 19, lives in Everett, outside of Boston.3beyond the limits or range of a situation, activity etc OPP within: It’s outside my experience, I’m afraid.outside of especially American English children born outside of marriage4if someone is outside a group of people, an organization etc, they do not belong to it: Few people outside the government realized what was happening.from outside (something) The university administrators ignored criticism from outside. Management consultants were brought in from outside the company.5outside of somebody/something especially American English informal apart from a particular person or thing SYN except: Outside of love, the best thing you can give a child is attention. I’m taking one big trip this summer, but outside of that I’ll be around.6if the time that someone takes to do something, especially finish a race, is outside a particular time, it is greater than that time: He finished in 10 minutes 22.4 seconds, 4 seconds outside the record.THESAURUSoutside not inside a building, but usually close to it: · Why don’t you go outside and play?· He was standing outside, smoking a cigarette.out outside – used mainly before the following prepositions or adverbs: · We slept out under the stars.· Don’t stand out in the rain – come inside.· I can hear somebody out there.outdoors/out of doors away from buildings and in the open air – used especially when talking about pleasant or healthy things you do outside: · In the summer, we like to eat outdoors.· Kids should spend as much time out of doors as possible.in the open air outside where the air is fresh: · It’s good to exercise in the open air.· Leave the wood to dry slowly in the open air.al fresco outside – used when talking about eating outside: · We prefer to dine al fresco.outside1 adverb, prepositionoutside2 adjectiveoutside3 noun
outsideout‧side2 /ˈaʊtsaɪd/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Outside observers believe that the election was conducted fairly.
- an outside toilet
- Both sides say they are opposed to any outside interference in the conflict.
- The apartment is reached by an outside stairway.
- The government uses outside contractors for some of the work.
- There were seven applicants for the position, including three outside candidates.
- We plan to hire an outside design team to produce our brochures.
- When my dad was growing up, they only had an outside toilet.
- You reach the apartment by going up an outside staircase at the back of the building.
- In most cases allowances to members apply when the councillor attends such outside bodies.
- Investigators have concluded that outside influence drove numerous personnel decisions and resulted in slanted broadcasts.
- Steve Cooper was standing in an outside doorway of the building he owns in downtown Olympia.
Longman Language Activatornot inside a building
· When I woke up it was still dark outside.· It's such a nice day. Why don't you play outside?· Outside, joggers in shorts and t-shirts ran by.
: out in/under/there etc · Parents stood out in the rain waiting to collect their children from school.· We camped and slept out under the stars every night.· What's that dog doing out there in our yard?
not inside any buildings - use this especially to talk about pleasant or healthy things that you do outside: · We often eat outdoors on summer evenings.· Kids should spend as much time out of doors as possible.· Move the pots outdoors as soon as there is no more danger of frost.
not inside a building, but outside where the air is fresh: · Mexicans traditionally dry chillies in the open air.out in the open air: · It was nice to be out in the open air after being stuck in the office all day.
outside a place, country, organization etc also outside of American · It was the Emperor's first journey outside Japan since 1921.· This is the only museum of its kind outside London.· He is well-regarded even outside of the company.
not in the place where you usually are: · She'd been out of the country for three months, traveling in Europe.· The prisoners spend only four hours a day out of their cells.
the rest of the world, which you do not know about or do not have many connections with, because you only know a particular small place and small group of people: · At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.· Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.· Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
close to a place, town etc, but not in it also outside of American · Most of the development is outside the city centre.· He first played hockey on frozen ponds outside of town.just outside (=very close to a place) · The university is situated on a hill just outside the city.two miles/three kilometres etc outside (=two miles etc away from a place) · The train stopped three miles outside Doncaster.
: two miles/three kilometres etc out of (=two miles etc away from a place) · The car broke down just a few miles out of town.ten minutes/two hours etc out of · Mason's farm is about ten minutes' drive out of the town of Taber.
not in a room or building but close to it also outside of American · Could you wait outside, please?· Some people were collecting for charity outside of the supermarket.· A crowd of people were standing outside the theatre.just outside (=very close to a room or building) · The car was parked just outside the house, on the driveway.
: out here/there/in etc · You go on in. I'll wait out here.· Leave your coat out in the hallway.
moving or looking away from the inside of something moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · Janice opened the door and looked out.· Two firemen carried his body out and laid it on the ground.· When I dropped my bag, some of my money must have fallen out.out came/jumped/fell etc: · I heard meowing, opened the trunk of the car, and out jumped a thin black cat.
moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · She's coming out of the office now.· Don't lean so far out of the window. It's dangerous.· Thousands of refugees are now streaming out of the city.
out of a building or room: · Why don't you go outside and get some fresh air?· I walked outside to the car.· The police asked each person in turn to step outside the room for questioning.
also out of: out the door/window moving or looking out of the door or window: · She ran out the door and down the street.· If you look out of the bedroom window, you can see the ocean.· Hey, look out the window! See the hot-air balloon?
British /outward American away from the inside or centre, towards the outside: · The windows open outward.· As the plane exploded, the metal of the fuselage was blown outwards.· London is expanding outwards at an alarming rate, swallowing up large areas of beautiful countryside.
on or covering the outside of something · The external walls of the castle are beginning to crumble.· Most backpacks today have internal rather than external frames· There are no external signs of injury.
: outer skin/layer/wall/shell etc on the outside of something: · Boil the beans for ten minutes and then remove the tough outer skin.· the rocks that make up the outer layers of the Earth's surface· the outer wall of the temple
the part of something that you see from the outside · The outside is green, the inside is blue.the outside of · The outside of the house needs painting.on the outside · The emergency blankets are lined with plastic on the outside and paper on the inside.from the outside · The door can only be locked from the outside.
the outside part or surface of a building, vehicle etc - used especially in technical contexts: · The building has an attractive wood exterior.the exterior of: · The exterior of Durham cathedral is one of the most magnificent in England.· Clean the exterior of the car thoroughly before applying paint.
happening or existing outside a building rather than inside: outside toilet/staircase/door etc one that is outside or on the outside of a building: · When my dad was growing up, they only had an outside toilet.· You reach the apartment by going up an outside staircase at the back of the building.
happening, existing, used outside etc: · The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.· The program of outdoor activities includes skiing, climbing, and hiking.· Younger volunteers tend to prefer outdoor work.
: open-air cafe/restaurant/market/meeting/concert etc one that is outside, especially because it is pleasant to be outside: · We had lunch at an open-air cafe in the city square.· There's a big open-air market there on Saturdays.· In summer there are open-air concerts and theatre performances in the park.
coming from outside a country or organization: outside consultants/workers/observers etc people who do not belong to a particular company or organization: · Outside observers believe that the election was conducted fairly.· There were seven applicants for the position, including three outside candidates.· The government uses outside contractors for some of the work.
: external interference/pressure/forces etc from outside a particular country or organization: · Without external pressure, it is unlikely the civil rights abuses would have stopped.· An external auditor is brought in to examine the accounts.
a person who does not belong in a particular group or organization or who is not accepted by it: · An outsider, for example someone from another school district, should evaluate the teachers.· The university library is closed to outsiders.· We don't want outsiders getting involved in our local politics.
when it is unlikely that there will be a good result if there is little chance/hope etc of something happening, it is unlikely to happen, although you want it to happen: · There's little chance of the hostages being released.· There seemed little prospect of any great decrease in unemployment.· I see little hope of improvement in relations between our two countries.
to be unlikely to succeed in doing something: · Students who cannot read by this point do not stand much chance of getting the help they need.· We weren't opposed to the plan, but we didn't think it had much chance of succeeding.
a very small possibility of being successful: have an outside chance of (doing) something: · She lost the first two games of the tournament, but still has an outside chance of winning the cup.there is an outside chance (that): · There's still an outside chance that the FBI will find the man they are looking for.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science. Use the outside lane for overtaking only. Marketing is outside our remit.
(=a very small chance)· He still has an outside chance of winning the championship.
· It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home.
(=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science.· The airport is located on the outer edge of town.
(=happening from outside a country or a situation)· They must make their own decisions, free from external influence.· The US remains the biggest outside influence on the country.
Use the outside lane for overtaking only. (=be born when your parents are not married)· Four in ten children are born outside marriage.
· Her religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage.
(=used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something)· Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.
Marketing is outside our remit. (=not be included in it)· His later exploits in Persia fall outside the scope of this book.
(=one that is outside a house, not in it)· The house was small, with no hot water and an outside toilet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· They can be primary or special schools, mixed groups of teaching and outside agency staff.· Then I discovered Columbia had h4ed an outside agency to make these calls on their behalf.· A large electronic price board displays current in-house information in the Exchange, which is relayed to outside agencies.· They are introduced to the day centre and attend regular training sessions organised by the project and other outside agencies.· Support for the residents would be provided either by social services staff or workers from an outside agency.· She documents the considerable difficulties involved for researchers in approaching bereaved families and countering the disapproval of many outside agencies.· They reject help from outside agencies which they see as interfering and so often show a poor response to therapy and intervention.· Education Management: Issues of management, organization and links with outside agencies.
· They no longer rely on outside air to fill the bladder, but have special glands for manufacturing gas.· The refrigerant carries the heat to the outside coil where the fan cools it, blowing the heat into the outside air.· The building will need to be carefully leak-proofed against the outside air, and customers will have to enter by an air-lock.· When temperatures approach freezing, water vapor from the outside air will condense on the outdoor coil and freeze.· The outside air temperature was above minimum, but I switched on the engine anti-ice anyway, just to be sure.· They also use an air supply system to bring in outside air for combustion, rather than interior air.· His cheek, shaved, ready for the outside air, presses mine, which is still warm and undifferentiated.· She was about to try something else when the outside air pressure indicator above her visor started to move.
· Somewhat the same difficulty arises when outside bodies wish to deal with the civil service as such.· It is important that this representation on outside bodies is fully maintained in the interest of the people whom the councillor represents.· The students were drawn from 88 trade unions, and some outside bodies.· In most cases allowances to members apply when the councillor attends such outside bodies.· Pearce has found that his involvement in so many outside bodies has helped to broaden his knowledge and outlook.· Staff appropriate to Florey's aims had to be recruited and grants to pay them obtained from outside bodies.· The University encourages links with industry and other outside bodies.· The quality of the finished products should at least match the standards of comparable outside bodies.
· There is also an outside chance Cadbury may itself be a bid target.· Some shrewd Iowa pols also see an outside chance for former Gov.· Norman pitched his into the heart of the green and had an outside chance for birdie.· Here are two more from the downs with an outside chance and one from Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
· It is likely that outside consultants will be employed by the Health and Safety Executive.· Invite a professional writer into your group, whether a company technical or marketing writer or an outside consultant.· It is management that have to address themselves to the solutions, either by using internal resources or by engaging outside consultants.· The hospital has hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels, she said, but has made no changes.· Frequently the systems planning team also includes an outside consultant.· He said he had not cleared my involvement, or the involvement of any other outside consultant, with his boss.· The team is being supported by from outside consultants Andersen Consulting.· This computerisation involves both Survey staff and outside consultants appointed to establish the large digitised archive.
· The disadvantages include the possible unreliability of outside contractors and fewer opportunities to integrate all aspects of provision into a corporate whole.· The positions of those employees were transferred to outside contractors, saving millions of dollars.· We do not want this work to be carried out by outside contractors.· For instance, the telephones at 3Com are answered by people who work for an outside contractor.· A popular means of saving costs is to reduce the work-force and hire outside contractors to perform the same duties.· Some local authorities continued to engage outside contractors but others that had done so reverted to in-house provision.
· Promptly at quarter to six there was a knock on the outside door.· As McMenamy pushed the cart to the outside door of the bank, Fish followed, scanning the parking lot.· Double glaze windows, add lobbies to outside doors.· It may not be as strong as the main outside door.· They could be banging on the outside doors right now, and he wouldn't hear a thing.
· Use morning and/or night and dot a pinhead amount underneath and around the outside edge.· Most decks are supported on the outside edge by a beam that is notched into the post tops.· Start at the ridge at the base of the toes and work to outside edge of the heel.· The legspinner beat the outside edge many a time in the ongoing psychological thriller of the summer.· The second turning starts at the outside edge turning the whole field including the double row towards the hedgerow.
· Another was that generous outside help would strengthen, not weaken, Mr Yeltsin's position at home.· But no outside help materialized and after a few days he prudently took refuge across the border in Milan.· Can you do it yourself or do you need outside help?· But when necessity dictated, the patrol was adept in suppressing rebellion without outside help.· Even so, some analysts question whether the company can finance a new model costing, perhaps, £250 million without outside help.· Well, Bernard also decided to get some outside help.· If you suffer from a phobia, you would probably do best to seek outside help from a professional.· Jane managed to help me and bring up two children without outside help.
· The Dalmatians from Ragusa represented the most important of the outside influences which penetrated into the heart of the Balkans.· The outside influences have no bearing on what you can do for your basketball team....· Her geographical position, like Athens', was accessible to outside influences and radical thinking.· Investigators have concluded that outside influence drove numerous personnel decisions and resulted in slanted broadcasts.· The development of an idea is a tortuous process involving many outside influences.· But society should not expect those outside influences to do the job a parent should, nor should a parent expect that.· The affable manager said no, it was simply a style of cooking open to outside influences, like California cuisine.· As a result of these outside influences, employees have even less trust in their own plant management. 4.
· It is desperately important to have an outside interest if you're in politics.· His primary outside interest is golf, though he disparages his 15 handicap.· Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.· This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.· His outside interests were numerous and varied.· Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.· Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.· Although it started off as a school project, the spider catcher has attracted a lot of outside interest.
· The skill becomes increasingly resistant to stress influences and can be continued despite outside interference.· They are expected suddenly to adapt to the modern world after a century of colonial domination and outside interference.· I remember resenting even this slender evidence of outside interference.· Again it's cheap, and offers the least resistance to outside interference.
· Yet most countries now have rules against insider dealing, not least because it can put outside investors off securities markets.· The business community rallied to him for fear that Duke's election would scare off tourism and outside investors.· Lehman has already raised the possibility of a capital injection by issuing new shares to outside investors.
· Voice over On the M40, our police driver struggles to keep up with a car in the outside lane.· Allan was allowed in as a guest in the 200 metres, but was given the outside lane.· She was waiting in the outside lane of a busy road in St Helens to turn right when the accident happened.· In Sunday's final we were drawn in the outside lane.· At worst they see the future as two motorway lanes blocked with slow lorries with just the outside lane for the car driver.· In the final, I again had a good outside lane, which was important on this very tight 164 metres track.
· As an outside observer drawn into the Statementing process by the professionals involved, I had a neutral but not disinterested role.· Its history has come down to us only through oral traditions, archaeological research and the accounts of occasional outside observers.· But it is not only the system's legitimacy with outside observers and the general public which is important.· Although Bowman was nominal Captain on this phase of the mission, no outside observer could have deduced the fact.· Two such distinct behaviours can at times be observed, either by the participant himself or by an outside observer.· But outside observers have been sharply scaling back their estimates.· At the Centre Mondial, it looks to the outside observer as if the problem is reversed.· To the outside observer it offers every conceivable pattern of life, from the most archaic to the most modern and urban.
· Yet its value can change with frightening speed, depending on such unpredictable outside pressures as interest rates and recession.· Furthermore, the very notion of self-determination implies the need to exclude any outside pressure on a country.· Moreover, club directors were tolerably insulated from outside pressure.· I put enough pressure on myself without having outside pressures as well.· Most people think of stress as the outside pressures and problems that impinge upon them.· It may be that you are happy with your partner but there are outside pressures to contend with.· But even these demonstrated that the dynamics of change were largely generated by outside pressures and not by self-starting entrepreneurship.· However, the local Kurds and outside pressure groups claim that the Ilisu dam would inundate much of the area including Hasankeyf.
· We can only know the truth about ourselves from an outside source.· Once the dictionary was available, society gained in cohesion because anyone could refer to it as an outside source for comparison.· Local authorities have always relied upon outside sources for many of the goods and services they require.· An outside source gives part credit to a writer named John Hart, who worked for Abbott and Costello.· In conducting this review the University has taken into account the feasibility of raising the necessary funding from outside sources.· Local districts began turning to outside sources.· It has never turned to outside sources of capital.· An obvious route to reducing dependence on outside sources is to become more self-sufficient.
· The wall should be a load-bearing wall preferably an outside wall.· This raises questions / concerns about installing new kitchen cabinets that will have their own back resting against the outside wall.· The first phase of the current project, now under way, is to clean and consolidate the outside walls.· Hornaday winds up sliding into the outside wall.· The old gallery will be found on the first floor of the house; previously on an outside wall facing East.· For the outside walls, he used cinder-block masonry, with a patented concrete stucco sprayed on.· It can leave the Tower if driven out in this way, but it must stay close to the outside walls.· However, the newer systems can be installed anywhere you can get a flue to the outside wall.
· Psychosocial factors at work and outside work also predicted rates of sickness absence.· Possibly he supplemented his income with some part-time outside work.· Within and outside work people find their lives shaped by this relationship which creates much of the inequality in society.· It's just that I'd like to be doing more outside work.· Orkney, with its short summer season when almost all the outside work was tackled, preferred the winter period for training.· What interests do you have outside work?
· The whole place seemed designed to produce, not goods for the outside world, but misery for the inmates.· The elements of the outside world that might have once detained her by now have been relegated to the past.· I hope so, because residential homes are places where people become cut off from family life and the outside world.· Democracy of the shared class-room experience is the cradle of democracy in the outside world.· A particularly important role for the father is to act as an intermediary with the outside world.· The only beneficial peculiarity of environment was the sense of detachment from the outside world.· He is protected against the outside world.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► an outside figure/estimate etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► think outside the box
1not inside a building OPP inside: - A few telephones had direct outside lines when the switchboard closed down at night.
- Caroline Amphlett had left and it was switched through to an outside line.
- Each telephone instrument had its own dial and from it can be dialled other extensions as well as outside calls.
- She concentrated on the outside call.
- There's a private telephone in the compartment in front of you if you need to make any outside calls.
- Allan was allowed in as a guest in the 200 metres, but was given the outside lane.
- At worst they see the future as two motorway lanes blocked with slow lorries with just the outside lane for the car driver.
- In Sunday's final we were drawn in the outside lane.
- She was waiting in the outside lane of a busy road in St Helens to turn right when the accident happened.
- Voice over On the M40, our police driver struggles to keep up with a car in the outside lane.
- At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.
- Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.
- Since the attack the city has been cut off from the outside world.
- Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
- He has got to ask how things are going at home or about my outside interests.
- His outside interests were numerous and varied.
- Making a mental note not to let outside interests interfere with her work, she began to inject the puppies.
- Now Martin is looking forward to spending his retirement enjoying outside interests which will include travelling, walking and watching cricket.
- One sees again and again that such people grow in outside interests.
- Others found that the sheer workload of the course left them unable to develop outside interests, such as reading or the theatre.
- Some of his many outside interests include reading, theatre and debating.
- This would force campaigns to pay less attention to outside interests and more to the people at home.
- Here are two more from the downs with an outside chance and one from Wendover in Buckinghamshire.
- Norman pitched his into the heart of the green and had an outside chance for birdie.
- Some shrewd Iowa pols also see an outside chance for former Gov.
- There is also an outside chance Cadbury may itself be a bid target.
- Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.
- S.U. was to be encouraged, eliminating chains of assessment and decision making which had lain within the purview of the superintendent.
- Salary negotiations are normally not within the purview of the president.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
We turned off the outside lights and went to bed. The house will need a lot of outside repairs before we can sell it.2involving people who do not belong to the same group or organization as you: Outside observers said the election was free and fair. Consultants were brought in to provide some outside advice.3the outside world the rest of the world: The city is largely cut off from the outside world. computers linked by modems to the outside world4outside interests/experiences etc interests, experiences etc that are not part of your work or studying: Children should be encouraged to take up outside interests, such as music or sport.5an outside chance a very small possibility that something will happen: Ireland still have an outside chance of winning.6outside line/call etc a telephone line or telephone call which is to or from someone who is not inside a particular building or organization: Dial ‘9’ before the number when making outside calls.7an outside figure/estimate etc a number or amount that is the largest something could possibly be8the outside lane British English the lane that is nearest the middle of the road SYN fast lane OPP the inside lane, inside laneoutside1 adverb, prepositionoutside2 adjectiveoutside3 noun
outsideout‧side3 /aʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtsaɪd/ ●●● S3 noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In some countries it is only permissible to pass on the outside.
- Election officials check the signatures on the outside of the envelope against a master file of signatures.
- From the outside, the glass wall allows a lighted view of all three levels of the arena.
- It would also involve such measures as not purchasing a bag with a mobile phone holder prominently attached to the outside.
- Write a number on the outside of each box.
Longman Language Activatornot inside a building
· When I woke up it was still dark outside.· It's such a nice day. Why don't you play outside?· Outside, joggers in shorts and t-shirts ran by.
: out in/under/there etc · Parents stood out in the rain waiting to collect their children from school.· We camped and slept out under the stars every night.· What's that dog doing out there in our yard?
not inside any buildings - use this especially to talk about pleasant or healthy things that you do outside: · We often eat outdoors on summer evenings.· Kids should spend as much time out of doors as possible.· Move the pots outdoors as soon as there is no more danger of frost.
not inside a building, but outside where the air is fresh: · Mexicans traditionally dry chillies in the open air.out in the open air: · It was nice to be out in the open air after being stuck in the office all day.
outside a place, country, organization etc also outside of American · It was the Emperor's first journey outside Japan since 1921.· This is the only museum of its kind outside London.· He is well-regarded even outside of the company.
not in the place where you usually are: · She'd been out of the country for three months, traveling in Europe.· The prisoners spend only four hours a day out of their cells.
the rest of the world, which you do not know about or do not have many connections with, because you only know a particular small place and small group of people: · At the time, the country prevented citizens from having any relations with the outside world.· Many of the prisoners have no contact at all with the outside world.· Telephone and cable lines link your home office to the outside world.
close to a place, town etc, but not in it also outside of American · Most of the development is outside the city centre.· He first played hockey on frozen ponds outside of town.just outside (=very close to a place) · The university is situated on a hill just outside the city.two miles/three kilometres etc outside (=two miles etc away from a place) · The train stopped three miles outside Doncaster.
: two miles/three kilometres etc out of (=two miles etc away from a place) · The car broke down just a few miles out of town.ten minutes/two hours etc out of · Mason's farm is about ten minutes' drive out of the town of Taber.
not in a room or building but close to it also outside of American · Could you wait outside, please?· Some people were collecting for charity outside of the supermarket.· A crowd of people were standing outside the theatre.just outside (=very close to a room or building) · The car was parked just outside the house, on the driveway.
: out here/there/in etc · You go on in. I'll wait out here.· Leave your coat out in the hallway.
moving or looking away from the inside of something moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · Janice opened the door and looked out.· Two firemen carried his body out and laid it on the ground.· When I dropped my bag, some of my money must have fallen out.out came/jumped/fell etc: · I heard meowing, opened the trunk of the car, and out jumped a thin black cat.
moving or looking away from the inside of a place, building, container etc: · She's coming out of the office now.· Don't lean so far out of the window. It's dangerous.· Thousands of refugees are now streaming out of the city.
out of a building or room: · Why don't you go outside and get some fresh air?· I walked outside to the car.· The police asked each person in turn to step outside the room for questioning.
also out of: out the door/window moving or looking out of the door or window: · She ran out the door and down the street.· If you look out of the bedroom window, you can see the ocean.· Hey, look out the window! See the hot-air balloon?
British /outward American away from the inside or centre, towards the outside: · The windows open outward.· As the plane exploded, the metal of the fuselage was blown outwards.· London is expanding outwards at an alarming rate, swallowing up large areas of beautiful countryside.
on or covering the outside of something · The external walls of the castle are beginning to crumble.· Most backpacks today have internal rather than external frames· There are no external signs of injury.
: outer skin/layer/wall/shell etc on the outside of something: · Boil the beans for ten minutes and then remove the tough outer skin.· the rocks that make up the outer layers of the Earth's surface· the outer wall of the temple
the part of something that you see from the outside · The outside is green, the inside is blue.the outside of · The outside of the house needs painting.on the outside · The emergency blankets are lined with plastic on the outside and paper on the inside.from the outside · The door can only be locked from the outside.
the outside part or surface of a building, vehicle etc - used especially in technical contexts: · The building has an attractive wood exterior.the exterior of: · The exterior of Durham cathedral is one of the most magnificent in England.· Clean the exterior of the car thoroughly before applying paint.
happening or existing outside a building rather than inside: outside toilet/staircase/door etc one that is outside or on the outside of a building: · When my dad was growing up, they only had an outside toilet.· You reach the apartment by going up an outside staircase at the back of the building.
happening, existing, used outside etc: · The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.· The program of outdoor activities includes skiing, climbing, and hiking.· Younger volunteers tend to prefer outdoor work.
: open-air cafe/restaurant/market/meeting/concert etc one that is outside, especially because it is pleasant to be outside: · We had lunch at an open-air cafe in the city square.· There's a big open-air market there on Saturdays.· In summer there are open-air concerts and theatre performances in the park.
coming from outside a country or organization: outside consultants/workers/observers etc people who do not belong to a particular company or organization: · Outside observers believe that the election was conducted fairly.· There were seven applicants for the position, including three outside candidates.· The government uses outside contractors for some of the work.
: external interference/pressure/forces etc from outside a particular country or organization: · Without external pressure, it is unlikely the civil rights abuses would have stopped.· An external auditor is brought in to examine the accounts.
a person who does not belong in a particular group or organization or who is not accepted by it: · An outsider, for example someone from another school district, should evaluate the teachers.· The university library is closed to outsiders.· We don't want outsiders getting involved in our local politics.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science. Use the outside lane for overtaking only. Marketing is outside our remit.
(=a very small chance)· He still has an outside chance of winning the championship.
· It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home.
(=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
Flight delays do occur, for reasons that are outside our control. This problem is outside the domain of medical science.· The airport is located on the outer edge of town.
(=happening from outside a country or a situation)· They must make their own decisions, free from external influence.· The US remains the biggest outside influence on the country.
Use the outside lane for overtaking only. (=be born when your parents are not married)· Four in ten children are born outside marriage.
· Her religious beliefs prevented sex before marriage.
(=used when saying that someone can/cannot afford to pay for something)· Unfortunately, there was nothing in our price range.
Marketing is outside our remit. (=not be included in it)· His later exploits in Persia fall outside the scope of this book.
(=one that is outside a house, not in it)· The house was small, with no hot water and an outside toilet.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► think outside the box
1 the outside a)the part or surface of something that is furthest from the centre OPP insideoutside of- The outside is green, the inside is blue.
- The outside of the house needs painting.
- The door can only be locked from the outside.
- The emergency blankets are lined with plastic on the outside and paper on the inside.
- A coating is often then placed on the outside for additional protection.
- He uncurled her fingers and reset the fist with the thumb on the outside.
- I like music that's cold on the outside.
- I want to put the computer world around you on the outside.
- It was slightly charred on the outside, sweet in the center.
- They don't trust anyone on the outside, anyone who appears to be on the outside.
- They were stuck on the outside like cheerleaders.
- At the same time, more IBMers were encouraged to look at the outside via secondments or community links.
- From a three-hour flight, at the outside, when he'd only flown from London to Helsinki on the last lap?
- George is tall, red-haired, freckled, with deep squint lines at the outside corners of his blue eyes.
- I settled myself at the outside table and sipped my coffee, trying to get my bearings.
- Look at the outside and don't be fooled by appearances.
- Looking at the outside of this building.
- Picasso aimed his passion at the outside world.
- The second turning starts at the outside edge turning the whole field including the double row towards the hedgerow.
- Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation.
- S.U. was to be encouraged, eliminating chains of assessment and decision making which had lain within the purview of the superintendent.
- Salary negotiations are normally not within the purview of the president.
- Hong Kong constitutes a critical economic gateway between the mainland and the outside world.
- In essential schizophrenia the characteristic pattern is of withdrawal from the impacts of experience in the outside world.
- It gives us everything from our connection to the outside world to our artistic and intellectual systems.
- It was from this room that he wrote his first and only communications with the outside world.
- Prisoners' confinement and lack of contact with the outside world compound their problems.
- She is not afraid of the outside world, but recognizes its beauty, and therein lies a danger.
- Such pets will be fully animated robots, in constant communication with the outside world in order to serve you.
- What if the outside world was unaware of what was happening at Heymouth?
The outside of the house was painted white. b)the area around something such as a building, vehicle etc OPP insidefrom the outside From the outside, it looked like any other big warehouse. c)someone who is on or from the outside is not involved in an activity or does not belong to a particular group, organization etc OPP insidefrom the outside Influences from the outside can undermine the values you want to teach your children.on the outside To anyone on the outside, our marriage seemed perfect.2on the outside a)used to describe the way someone appears to be or to behave: Ken was furious, but forced himself to appear calm on the outside. b)not in prison: Life on the outside was not as easy as he’d first thought. c)British English if a car passes another car on the outside, it passes on the driver’s side3at the (very) outside used to say that a particular number or amount is the largest something could possibly be, and it might be less SYN at the most: It’s only a 20-minute walk, half an hour at the outside.