inside

Noun · Adjective · Adverb
US[in-sahyd]/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/2 syllablesalso [in-sahyd] /ˈɪnˌsaɪd/

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Adverb (4)

  1. within a building“in winter we play inside”Synonyms: indoorsOpposite out of doors
  2. on the inside“inside, the car is a mess”Synonyms: withinOpposite outside
  3. with respect to private feelings“inwardly, she was raging”Synonyms: inwardlyOpposite outwardlyFrom inward
  4. in reality“she is very kind at heart”Synonyms: at heartat bottomdeep downin spite of appearance

Noun (2)insides

  1. the region that is inside of somethingSynonyms: interiorOpposite exteriorType of region, partKinds midst, midland, penetralium
  2. the inner or enclosed surface of somethingSynonyms: interiorOpposite exteriorType of surfaceKinds belly

Adjective (4)

  1. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space“he reached into his inside jacket pocket”“inside out”“an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter”Opposite outsideSimilar wrongSee also internal
  2. being or applying to the inside of a building“an inside wall”Opposite exteriorSimilar interior
  3. confined to an exclusive group“privy to inner knowledge”“inside information”“privileged information”Synonyms: innerprivilegedOpposite inclusiveSimilar exclusive
  4. away from the outer edge“the inside lane”Opposite outerSimilar inner
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Translations

Adverb within the interior

Spanish
dentro
French
dedans
German
drinnen
Italian
dentro
Portuguese
dentro
Turkish
içeride
Russian
внутри́ vnutrí
Arabic
دَاخِل dāḵil
Chinese
里边 lǐbian
Dutch
binnen
21 more languages
Polish
wewnątrz
Swedish
inne
Greek
μέσα mésa
Hungarian
bent
Portuguese (PT)
dentro
Chinese (Trad.)
裡邊 lǐbian
Catalan
dins
Czech
uvnitř
Danish
indenfor
Esperanto
ene
Estonian
sees
Finnish
sisällä
Georgian
შიგნით šignit
Hebrew
בִּפְנִים bif'ním
Latvian
iekšā
Norwegian
innenfor
Romanian
înăuntru
Scottish Gaelic
a-staigh
Slovak
vnútri
Swahili
ndani
Welsh
i mewn

Noun interior or inner part

Spanish
interior
German
Inneres
Italian
interno
Portuguese
interior
Turkish
iç
Russian
вну́тренность vnútrennostʹ
Arabic
دَاخِل dāḵil
Chinese
里面 lǐmiàn
Japanese
内部 naibu
15 more languages
Polish
wnętrze
Korean
안 an
Indonesian
dalam
Portuguese (PT)
interior
Chinese (Trad.)
裡面 lǐmiàn
Catalan
interior
Corsican
internu
Finnish
sisäpuoli
Hebrew
תּוֹךְ toch
Norwegian
innside
Scottish Gaelic
am broinn
Swahili
ndani
Yiddish
אינעווייניק ineveynik

Preposition within, in the interior of

Spanish
dentro de
German
innerhalb
Italian
dentro
Portuguese
dentro de
Turkish
içinde
Russian
внутри́ vnutrí
Arabic
دَاخِل dāḵil
Chinese
在…里面 zài…lǐmiàn
Japanese
…の中に no naka ni
36 more languages
Dutch
binnen
Polish
wewnątrz
Swedish
inuti
Greek
μέσα mésa
Korean
...안에 ...ane
Indonesian
dalam
Vietnamese
bên trong
Hungarian
belül
Portuguese (PT)
dentro de
Chinese (Trad.)
在……裡面 zài ... lǐmiàn
Albanian
brenda
Breton
e-barzh
Catalan
dins
Corsican
indrentu
Czech
uvnitř
Danish
inden i
Esperanto
interne de
Estonian
sees
Finnish
sisällä
Georgian
შიგნით šignit
Hebrew
בתוך b'tókh
Icelandic
inni
Latvian
iekšā
Lithuanian
viduje
Malagasy
ao anatin'
Norwegian
inni
Romanian
înăuntru
Scottish Gaelic
taobh a-staigh
Serbo-Croatian
unutar
Slovak
vnútri
Slovenian
znotraj
Swahili
ndani ya
Walloon
dins
Welsh
tu mewn
Yiddish
אינעווייניק inevenik

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In′side′ preposition or adverb

Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.


In′side′ adjective

1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration.

Kissing with inside lip.— William Shakespeare

2. Adapted to the interior.

Inside callipers Mechanics, callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. — Inside finish Architecture, a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. — Inside track, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts, etc., in competition.


In′side′ noun

1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content.

Looked he o' the inside of the paper?— William Shakespeare

2. pl. The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings.

Here's none but friends; we may speak Our insides freely.— Philip Massinger

3. An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside. colloquial (British)

So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides The Derby dilly, carrying three insides.— Anti-Jacobin Review and Mag.

Patent insides or Patent outsides, a name give to newspaper sheets printed on one side with general and miscellaneous matter, and furnished wholesale to offices of small newspapers, where the blank pages are filled up with recent and local news.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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