| word | inside |
|---|---|
| definition | preposition Something or someone that is inside a place, container, or object is in it or is surrounded by it. Inside the passport was a folded slip of paper. There is a phone inside the entrance hall. The couple chatted briefly on the doorstep before going inside. He ripped open the envelope and read what was inside. I could hear music coming from inside. At a table inside, a man and woman were awaiting her. Inside, a few workers went about their work. ...four-berth inside cabins with en-suite bathroom and shower. If you are inside an organization, you belong to it. 75 percent of chief executives come from inside the company. He hasn't looked very carefully into what was happening inside the ruling party. ...a recent book about the inside world of pro football. McAvoy was convinced he could control things from the inside but he lost control. If you do something inside a particular time, you do it before the end of that time. They should have everything working inside an hour. New Zealand were ahead inside five minutes. noun The inside of something is the part or area that its sides surround or contain. The doors were locked from the inside. I painted the inside of the house. Kiwi fruit can be eaten by cutting off the tops and scooping out the insides with a teaspoon. The popular papers all have photo features on their inside pages. The potato cakes should be crisp outside and meltingly soft inside. Your insides are your internal organs, especially your stomach. adverb You can say that someone is inside when they are in prison. He's been inside three times. If you say that someone has a feeling inside, you mean that they have it but have not expressed it. There is nothing left inside–no words, no anger, no tears. Do you get a feeling inside when you write something you like? He felt a great weight of sorrow inside him. There was a little anger inside me. What is needed is a change from the inside, a real change in outlook and attitude. adjective On a wide road, the inside lane is the one which is closest to the edge of the road. Compare outside . I was driving up at seventy miles an hour on the inside lane on the motorway. I overtook Charlie on the inside. Inside information is obtained from someone who is involved in a situation and therefore knows a lot about it. Sloane used inside diplomatic information to make himself rich. It's fascinating to get the inside story so many years after this incident. |
| inflections | insidesbehind bars |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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