outside
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting.
the external aspect or appearance.
the space without or beyond an enclosure, institution, boundary, etc.: a prisoner about to resume life on the outside.
a position away or farther away from the inside or center: The horse on the outside finished second.
an outside passenger or place on a coach or other vehicle.
Northern Canada and Alaska.(sometimes initial capital letter) the settled or more populous part of Canada or the U.S.
being, acting, done, or originating beyond an enclosure, boundary, etc.: outside noises; news from the outside world.
situated on or pertaining to the outside; exterior; external: an outside television antenna.
situated away from the inside or center; farther or farthest away from the inside or center: the outside lane.
not belonging to or connected with a specified institution, society, etc.: outside influences; outside help.
extremely unlikely or remote: an outside chance for recovery.
extreme or maximum: an outside estimate.
being in addition to one's regular work or duties: an outside job.
working on or assigned to the outside, as of a place or organization: an outside man to care for the grounds.
Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing, but not going over, home plate on the side opposite the batter: The fastball was high and outside.
on or to the outside, exterior, or space without: Take the dog outside.
in or to an area that is removed from or beyond a given place or region: The country's inhabitants seldom travel outside.
on or toward the outside of: There was a noise outside the door.
beyond the confines or borders of: visitors from outside the country.
with the exception of; aside from: She has no interests outside her work.
Idioms about outside
at the outside, at the utmost limit; at the maximum: There weren't more than ten at the outside.
outside of, other than; exclusive of; excepting: Outside of us, no one else came to the party.
Origin of outside
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How to use outside in a sentence
They’re also important in the daily lives of just about everyone who lives outside the cities.
Six ways to make your ATV even more rugged | By Tyler Freel/Outdoor Life | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHis family, supporters, and Moore waited outside the Jefferson City Correction Facility to welcome him home.
WNBA Player Maya Moore Marries Jonathan Irons, The Man She Helped Free From Prison | Jasmine Grant | September 17, 2020 | Essence.comMy guess is we’ll be outside in some sort of socially distanced way.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 16, 2020 | Washington PostDuring that same period, scientists have also detected high-energy neutrinos, ghostly particles from outside the Milky Way whose origins are also unknown.
Neutrinos could reveal how fast radio bursts are launched | Lisa Grossman | September 16, 2020 | Science NewsA Martian landscape had replaced the Pacific coastline outside my home in San Francisco.
For millions of Americans, the wildfires made climate change real | Michael J. Coren | September 15, 2020 | Quartz
These generally come from the outside, from cultural pressures and messages.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models | Carrie Arnold | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTwo witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
Sadly, it appears the American press often doesn't need any outside help when it comes to censoring themselves.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe offices were firebombed in 2011; no one was hurt but a permanent police car was subsequently stationed outside.
Expensive day care pushes women out of the labor market while men continue to work outside the home.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhere the outside conditions are not very favourable, practically all the British species may be grown with ease under glass.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinAbsently his hands wandered through the pockets, and found his purse and the money in an outside pocket.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheauxoutside the hotel he came upon the two sisters sitting on a bench and drinking coffee.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeAt the hotel he found the bench outside occupied chiefly by Jean.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHe reached up for her big, rough straw hat that hung on a peg outside the door, and put it on her head.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for outside
(sometimes foll by of) on or to the exterior of: outside the house
beyond the limits of: outside human comprehension
apart from; other than: no-one knows outside you and me
(prenominal) situated on the exterior: an outside lavatory
remote; unlikely: an outside chance
not a member of
the greatest possible or probable (prices, odds, etc)
(of a road lane, esp in a dual carriageway or motorway) situated nearer or nearest to the central reservation, for use by faster or overtaking vehicles
outside a specified thing or place; out of doors
slang not in prison
the external side or surface: the outside of the garage
the external appearance or aspect
the exterior or outer part of something
(of a path, pavement, etc) the side nearest the road or away from a wall or building
sport an outside player, as in football
(plural) the outer sheets of a ream of paper
Canadian (in the north) the settled parts of Canada
at the outside informal at the most or at the greatest extent: two days at the outside
outside in another term for inside out: See inside (def. 5)
usage For outside
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Other Idioms and Phrases with outside
In addition to the idiom beginning with outside
- outside of
also see:
- at most (the outside)
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