inside

in|side¹ W2S2 [ınˈsaıd] adv, prep

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1¦(container)¦

2¦(building/room)¦

3¦(country/area)¦

4¦(organization)¦

5¦(head/mind)¦

6¦(body)¦

7¦(time)¦

8¦(prison)¦

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1.) ¦(CONTAINER)¦

in or into a container or other closed space so as to be completely covered or surrounded

≠ ↑outside

▪ The jewels were locked away inside the safe.

▪ I sent the money inside an envelope addressed to Ann.

▪ Carl picked up the book and stuffed it inside his jacket.

▪ Her car was locked and the keys were inside.

2.) ¦(BUILDING/ROOM)¦

in or into a building or room

≠ ↑outside

▪ It's raining. We'll have to go inside.

▪ She could hear voices inside, but no-one came to the door.

▪ Mail was piled up just inside the doorway.

▪ The sound seemed to be coming from inside the house.

inside of AmE

▪ There were more than 20 people packed inside of her dorm room.

3.) ¦(COUNTRY/AREA)¦

in a country or area - used when you want to emphasize that something is happening there and not in other places

≠ ↑outside

▪ Very little is known of events inside this mysterious country.

▪ The guerrillas were said to be operating from bases inside the war zone.

4.) ¦(ORGANIZATION)¦

if someone is inside a group or organization, they are part of it

≠ ↑outside

▪ women's influence inside the Party

▪ The information comes from sources inside the company.

▪ Discussions should involve local people both inside and outside the school.

5.) ¦(HEAD/MIND)¦

if something happens inside you, or inside your head or mind, it is part of what you think and feel, especially when you do not express it

▪ You just don't understand how I feel inside!

▪ Steve's a strange guy - you never know what's going on inside his head.

▪ Anger bubbled up deep inside her.

inside of AmE

▪ Something inside of me told me not to trust him.

6.) ¦(BODY)¦

in your body

▪ She could feel the baby kicking inside her.

▪ You'll feel better once you've got a good meal inside you (=after you have eaten something) .

7.) ¦(TIME)¦

a) in less than a particular amount of time

▪ A full report is expected inside three months.

inside the hour/month etc

(=before an hour, month etc has passed)

▪ We'll be back inside the hour.

inside of

especially AmE

▪ Our aim is to get the whole job finished inside of a week.

b) less than a particular amount of time

≠ ↑outside

▪ Jonson's time of 9.3 seconds was just inside the world record.

8.) ¦(PRISON)¦ informal

in prison

▪ My boyfriend's been inside for a year.

inside ²

in|side² [ınˈsaıd, ˈınsaıd] n

1.) the inside

the inner part of something, which is surrounded or hidden by the outer part

≠ ↑the outside on the inside

▪ The apple's rotten on the inside.

the inside of

▪ condensation on the inside of the window

▪ The door had been locked from the inside.

2.) inside out

with the usual outside parts on the inside

▪ You've got that jumper inside out.

▪ Her umbrella blew inside out.

▪ I always turn my jeans inside out to wash them.

3.) turn a room/building etc inside out

to search a place very thoroughly by moving everything that is in it

▪ The drug squad turned the apartment inside out.

4.) know sth inside out

BrE know sth inside and out AmE

to know something in great detail

▪ She knows her subject inside out.

5.) on the inside

someone who is on the inside is a member of a group or an organization

▪ Someone on the inside must have helped with the robbery.

6.) on the inside

BrE if a car passes another car on the inside, it passes on the side that is away from the driver

7.) sb's inside/insides informal

someone's stomach

▪ My insides are beginning to complain about the lack of food.

inside ³

in|side³ [ˈınsaıd] adj

1.) in or facing the inner part of something

▪ the inside pages of the newspaper

▪ the inside pocket of his jacket

2.) inside information/the inside story etc

information that is available only to people who are part of a particular group or organization

▪ Police believe the robbers may have had inside information.

3.) the inside lane

BrE the ↑lane that is furthest away from the middle of the road