outsideadjective, adverb, preposition
uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd//ˈaʊt.saɪd/us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd//ˈaʊt.saɪd/A1 not inside a building:
C1 [ before noun ] coming from another place or organization:
a phone call or connection going outside the place where you are
[ before noun ] the most that would be accepted or possible:
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- Come indoors, it's cold outside.
- Don't walk around outside in your bare feet.
- We curled up in bed, all snug and warm, and listened to the storm outside.
- I hate being stuck behind a desk - I'd rather work outside.
- Most ordinary people still had outside toilets in those days.
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From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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Idiom(s)
outsideadverb, preposition
uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/A2 not in a particular building or room, but near it:
A2 not in a particular place:
not within or part of something:
except for:
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- A large crowd of reporters collected outside the prime minister's house.
- He was shot dead outside his home.
- There was a curious-looking man standing outside.
- They're digging up the road outside to repair the electricity cables.
- There's a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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outsidenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd//ˈaʊt.saɪd/us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd//ˈaʊt.saɪd/outside noun [ C usually singular ] (OUTER PART)
B2 the outer part or side of something:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Surfaces of objects
- -backed
- back
- base
- bed
- crust
- face
- facet
- flange
- front
- nap
- overlay
- plate
- rear
- reverse
- side
- substrate
- superficialis
- surface area
- underneath
- underside
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outside noun [ C usually singular ] (LARGEST AMOUNT)
used to say that an amount is the most possible in a situation:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outdoors
- outer
- outward
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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outsideadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈaʊt.saɪd/us/ˈaʊt.saɪd/slight:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- certain
- could count sth on (the fingers of) one hand idiom
- count
- drabs
- flicker
- less
- little
- mingy
- minimal
- modest
- narrow
- negligible
- niggardly
- slender
- small
- some
- thinly
- under
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