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How to pronounce outside
Say it like this: /ˈaʊtˈsaɪd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does outside mean?
nounThe part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
“He's repainting the outside of his house.”
The external appearance of someone or something.
“Her outside was stern, but inside was a heart of gold.”
The space beyond some limit or boundary.
“Viewed from the outside, the building seemed unremarkable.”
adjOf or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
“The outside surface looks good.”
Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
“1938 (believed written c.1933), H. P. Lovecraft, The Book, Dogs had a fear of me, for they felt the outside shadow which never left my side.”
Away from the interior or center of something.
advTo or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.
“I am going outside.”
Not in prison.
Beyond the breaking waves.
“Taking off outside in the green.”
prepOn the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.
“tourists from outside the country”
Near, but not in.
“Up the hill Richmond town was burning briskly; outside the town of Richmond there was no trace of the Black Smoke.”
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