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insideinside1 /ɪnˈsaɪd, ˈɪnsaɪd/ ●●● S2 W2 (also inˈside of) preposition 1CONTAINER/BUILDING in a container, building, vehicle, room, object, etc. OPP outside: There was a card inside the envelope. We were watching from inside the car. The ticket office is just inside the entrance.2INTO into the inner part of a container, building, room, vehicle, object, etc. OPP out of: Carl stuffed the book inside his jacket. They ran inside the house.3COUNTRY/AREA in a country or area SYN within OPP outside: Very little is known of events inside this mysterious country. We were attacking targets deep inside enemy territory.4ORGANIZATION within an organization or company SYN within OPP outside: Sources inside the company said that they plan to move more factories overseas.5HEAD/MIND if something happens inside you, or inside your head or mind, it is part of what you think and feel: It’s not healthy to keep your feelings all locked inside of you. You never know what’s going on inside Rob’s head. Anger bubbled up deep inside her.6BODY in your body: She could feel the baby kicking inside her.7TIME a)if you do something inside a particular amount of time, it takes you less than that amount of time to do it: Jonson’s time of 9.3 seconds was just inside the world record. b)before a particular amount of time has passed: I should be back inside of an hour. preposition | adverb | noun | adjective
insideinside2 ●●● S2 W2 adverb 1in or into something: The box has some letters inside. I opened the suitcase and looked inside.2in or into a house or other building SYN indoors OPP outside: I’m getting cold. Let’s go inside. Through the window I could see people inside. We heard a loud crash from inside.3if you have a feeling inside, you have the feeling but do not show it to other people: He felt sick inside.4inside and out including every part of the inside and outside of something: They have painted the house inside and out. → see also know something inside (and) out at know1 (19) preposition | adverb | noun | adjective
insideinside3 ●●● S2 noun 1
the inside the inner part of something, which is surrounded or hidden by the outer part OPP the outside: I’ve seen the outside of the house, but I’ve never seen the inside.inside of The inside of the car was dirty. The apple was rotten on the inside. The door had been locked from the inside.2the inside the surface of something that faces inward OPP the outside: inside of He had bruises on the inside of his arm. The window was scratched on the inside.3inside out with the usual outside parts on the inside: She had her shirt on inside out. → see also turn something inside out at turn1 (2)4somebody’s insides informal someone’s stomach and other organs: I laughed until my insides ached.5on the inside a)someone who is on the inside is a member of a group or an organization: To have such accurate information, they must have someone on the inside. b)used to say what someone or something is really like when this is different from the appearance: She’s tough on the outside, but soft on the inside. c)on the part of a curved racetrack that is nearest the center preposition | adverb | noun | adjective
insideinside4 ●●● S3 adjective 1on or facing the inside of something OPP outside: a jacket with an inside pocket2coming from or involving people within an organization: Police believe the robbers may have had inside information. His book tells the inside story of the terrorist group. The theft looked like an inside job (=done by people within an organization).3in baseball, an inside pitch is a ball thrown unfairly or illegally nearer to the batter than to the bat4an inside forward/left/right in games such as soccer or hockey, a player in the forward line who plays between the winger and the center, or the position of such a player