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inside

inside

∞ 1.0
In the inner part of a place
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈsaɪd/
: dentro
  • As the service begins, it is dark inside, and the windows are full of daylight.
  • go inside
  • stay inside
  • keep inside

And an ingredient that went inside and consultants, like you said, had to learn.

Examples

  • She said and went inside to find somewhere to sit.

  • We can look inside the box to see what's hidden.

  • We can look inside these cells as well.

  • So just got back inside and found this at the door.

  • You wanna come inside with me a minute?

    The China Syndrome (1979)

  • Come inside for a moment.

    Jack Be Nimble (1993)

  • A door at the foot of the steps led me inside, out of the wind.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • They must be inside, I'll see if I can find them.

    Rampage (1987)

  • So the embryo develops inside this bag of fluid.

  • The light seemed not to vanish but to come inside, shrinking and brightening.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

in
vsinside
∞ 1.0

To the inside of a room or box

can also indicate movement toward the interior rather than only location
into
vsinside
∞ 1.0

To move from outside to the inside of something

also covers simple position at the interior, not only movement
within
vsinside
167 1.0

Inside a place or thing, usually in its inner part

is more general and applies to both position and movement into interiors
indoors
vsinside
93 1.0

To be inside a building rather than outside

is broader and applies to interior parts of any object, not only buildings
inward
vsinside
35 2.5

Toward the inside or center of something

is more neutral, applying to position as well as movement
inwards
vsinside
  • UK
5 1.6

Moving toward the inside of something

has the same meaning but differs only in form or style

Antonyms

outside
∞ 1.0

In the open air, not inside

outside
446 1.0

The outer side of something that is not the inside

Idioms

inside out
88 2.2

With the inner side turned to the outside

inside out
  • Informal
50 3.7

Completely and in every detail

inside and out
  • Informal
38 3.5

Completely and in every detail

dead inside
  • Informal
9 8.5

Having no feelings and unable to enjoy things or care

inside the box
1 6.3

In a usual, not creative way that avoids new ideas

feeling dead inside
  • Informal
1 9.9

Being numb and empty inside after loss or long sadness

Compounds

inside job
27 4.2

A crime done with help from someone who works there

inside information
25 5.4

Secret facts not known to the public that give an advantage

inside-out
14 3.0

With the inner side showing on the outside

inside scoop
  • Literature
11 5.5

Secret information that only a few people know about a company or event

inside track
9 5.2

A special advantage that gives someone a better chance to succeed

inside baseball
  • Jargon
6 9.9

Knowledge or talk that only people who work in a field understand

Inside Passage
1 5.6

A long water route along the coast for boats from Seattle to Skagway, protected by islands

inside track
1 5.0

The inner side of a curved racecourse that is the shortest way

inside caliper
  • Specialized
8.5

A tool with curved legs used to measure the inside width of holes or slots

inside clinch
  • Jargon
9.3

A knot that holds a fishing hook by passing the line end through a loop

inside loop
  • Specialized
9.8

A plane flight that climbs, flies upside down, then dives in a vertical circle with the pilot on the inside

How Inside

inside
∞ 1.0
outside
97 1.0
surface
994 1.0

Surface Forms

inside positive

Morphology

inside = side (transparent) = in + side

The adverbial meaning 'in the interior' follows straightforwardly from the compound. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word inside comes from Old English parts in 'in' and side 'side', literally the 'inner side'. So to go inside is to move into the inner part of a place.