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in⋅side

[prep. in-sahyd, in-sahyd; adv. in-sahyd; n. in-sahyd; adj. in-sahyd, in-, in-sahyd]

–preposition

1.	on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.

2.	prior to the elapse of; within: He promised to arrive inside an hour.

–adverb

3.	in or into the inner part: Please go inside.

4.	indoors: They play inside on rainy days.

5.	within one's heart, reason, etc.; by true nature; basically: I know inside that he's not guilty. Inside, she's really very shy.

6.	Slang. in prison.

–noun

7.	the inner or internal part; interior: the inside of the house.

8.	the inner side or surface: the inside of the hand; He pinned the money to the inside of his jacket.

9.	Usually, insides. Informal. the inner parts of the body, esp. the stomach and intestines: The coffee scalded my insides.

10.	a select or inner circle of power, prestige, etc.: a man on the inside.

11.	the shortest of several parallel, curving tracks or lanes; the part of an oval track closest to the inner rail: The horse came up fast on the inside.

12.	the inward nature, mind, feelings, etc.

13.	Slang. confidential or secret information.

14.	an inside passenger or place in a coach, carriage, etc.

–adjective

15.	situated or being on or in the inside; interior; internal: an inside seat.

16.	acting, employed, done, or originating within a building or place: He used to work on the dock but now he has an inside job.

17.	derived from the inner circle of those concerned in and having private knowledge of a situation: inside information.

18.	Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing between home plate and the batter: The pitch was low and inside.

—Idioms

19.	inside of, Informal. within the space or period of: Our car broke down again inside of a mile.

20.

inside out,

a.	with the inner side reversed to face the outside.

b.	thoroughly; completely: She knew the work inside out.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see in, side ¹

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Language Translation for : inside

Spanish:

interior, parte interior,

German:

das Innere,

Japanese:

内側

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in·side (ĭn-sīd', ĭn'sīd') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. An inner or interior part.
2. Inward character, perceptions, or feelings: felt good on the inside about volunteering to help.
3. The inner organs; entrails.
4. The inner parts or workings: the insides of a TV set.
An inner side or surface.
The part away from the edge; the middle part.
insides Informal
1. The inner organs; entrails.
2. The inner parts or workings: the insides of a TV set.
Slang Confidential or secret information.

adj.

Inner; interior.
Relating to, known to, or coming from an exclusive group: inside information; an inside joke.
Baseball Passing on the side of home plate nearer the batter. Used of a pitch.

adv.

Into or in the interior; within.
On the inner side.
Slang In prison.

prep.

Within: We'll be there inside an hour.
1. On the inner side or part of: inside the package.
2. Into the interior of: going inside the house.

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inside

1392, ynneside "interior of the body," compound of inne (adv.) + side. The adj. is 1611, from the noun. Insider in the modern sense of "one in possession of special information by virtue of being within some organization" is first recorded 1848, originally in ref. to the stock markets. Inside job "robbery, espionage, etc., committed by or with the help of a resident or servant of a place" is attested from 1908. Inside track "advantage" is metaphoric because those lanes are shorter on a curved track. Inside-out is attested from c.1600; inside of, in ref. to time, is from 1839.

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inside
adjective
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" [ant: outside]
2.	being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall"
3.	confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information"
4.	away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane"
adverb
1.	within a building; "in winter we play inside" [ant: alfresco]
2.	on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [ant: outside]
3.	with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: inwardly] [ant: outwardly]
4.	in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: at heart]
noun
1.	the region that is inside of something [ant: exterior]
2.	the inner or enclosed surface of something [ant: exterior]

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Inside

In"side`\, prep. or adv. Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as, inside a house, book, bottle, etc.

Inside

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

Kissing with inside lip. --Shak.

2. Adapted to the interior.

Inside callipers (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc.

Inside finish (Arch.), 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, etc., in competition.

Inside

In"side`\, n. 1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content.

Looked he o' the inside of the paper? --Shak.

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. --Massinger.

3. An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.]

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

Patent insides or outside, 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.

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