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outside

outside

1.0
In the open air, not inside
  • adverb
  • /ˈaʊtsaɪd/
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  • It was a beautiful day, and the children played outside in the sunshine.
  • go outside
  • activity outside
  • physical activity outside

And one day they were outside and he hit her.

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Examples

  • There is a horse waiting outside.

  • Why don't you come outside and see what it's like?

  • But since it's cold outside, start here.

  • And yet when you go outside, life goes on.

  • OK, let's now take it outside and see this beauty fly.

  • Now it's time to go outside and throw them eggs.

  • When you go outside, put on a mask.

  • What a beautiful day it is outside Wisconsin, right?

  • Ben thanked him, then he went outside and sat on a bench in the sun.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • When it's kind of chilly and nice outside, we work on a patio.

Synonyms

out
vsoutside
1.0

Away from the inside of a place

is specifically about being in the open air rather than simply away
outdoors
vsoutside
80 1.0

In the open air, not inside a building

is the common single-word alternative used in many contexts
out of doors
vsoutside
1 3.2

Outside in the open air, not inside a building

is the standard single-word expression rather than a phrase
out-of-doors
vsoutside
  • Archaic
1 3.2

The open air away from buildings

is the modern single-word form rather than a hyphenated one
alfresco
vsoutside
5.5

Outside, usually for eating or other activities

is a general location term not limited to leisure activities

Antonyms

1.0

In the inner part of a place

Idioms

outside the box
  • Informal
37 4.5

In a creative way that does not follow normal rules

To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules

Compounds

People, news, and events beyond your home or local area

outside chance
  • Informal
6 3.5

A very small possibility that something will happen

3 1.0

A door that leads from a building to the outside

1 2.1

A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind

9.1

A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight

Work you do besides your main paid work to earn extra money

outside loop
  • Specialized
9.9

A plane move where it dives, flies upside down, and then climbs back to level flight

outside caliper
  • Specialized
7.7

A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size

How Outside

outside
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inside
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Surface Forms

outside positive

Morphology

outside = side (transparent) = out + side

The adverbial sense 'in or to a place not inside' is directly interpretable from 'out' + 'side'. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Outside is made of out- 'out' and side 'part', so it describes moving to the 'out part' rather than staying in; that's why to go outside means to go into the open air or not be inside.