English Explanatory Dictionary

outside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
  2. The external appearance of someone or something.
  3. The space beyond some limit or boundary.
  4. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
  5. The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
  6. The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
  7. The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
  8. A passenger riding on the outside of a coach or carriage.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
  2. Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
  3. Away from the interior or center of something.
  4. Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
  5. Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
  6. Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
  7. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
  8. Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
  9. Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
  10. Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
adv
  1. To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.
  2. Not in prison.
  3. Beyond the breaking waves.
  4. Outdoors.
prep
  1. On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
  2. Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.
  3. Near, but not in.
  4. Except, apart from.
verb
  1. To ostracize or exclude.
name
  1. The United States excluding Alaska, (especially) the contiguous 48 states south of Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈæʊ.so̞ɪd/ /ˈæʊ.səɪd/ /ˈɛʊ.so̞ɪd/ /ˈɛʊ.səɪd/ /ˈæʊʔ.so̞ɪd/ /ˈæʊʔ.səɪd/ /ˈɛʊʔ.so̞ɪd/ /ˈɛʊʔ.səɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-outside (adj).wav en-us-outside.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-outside.wav out-sīdʹ /aʊtˈsaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-outside.wav outʹsīd /ˈaʊt.saɪd/ /ˈaʊt.sɑɪd/ En-au-Outside.ogg

Word forms

outside outsides owtside more outside most outside outsiding outsided

Etymology

From out + side.

Synonyms

the lower 48 United States

Antonyms

inside

Related words

withoutside

Derived words

at the outside bring outside color outside the lines colour outside the lines get outside get outside of go outside it's cold outside just a bit outside on the outside looking in on the outside, looking in outside back outside caliper outside car outside centre outside chance outside country outside director outside edge outside employment outside food outside-forward outside forward outside gross area outside in outside job outside loop outside man outside market outside mirror outsideness outside of outside passed pawn outsider outside the box outside voice outside woman outside work outside world patent outside take it outside thereoutside

Translations

Armenian: արտաքին Bulgarian: въ́ншен Esperanto: ekstera Finnish: ulkopuolinen Finnish: ulkoinen French: extérieur Hungarian: kinti Hungarian: külső Ingrian: ulkopooliin Italian: esteriore Macedonian: надво́решен Māori: mōwaho Mongolian: гадаад Ossetian: ӕддаг Portuguese: exterior Portuguese: externo Romanian: afară Russian: вне́шний Russian: нару́жный Serbo-Croatian: ѝзван Serbo-Croatian: на̏пољу Serbo-Croatian: ìzvan Serbo-Croatian: nȁpolju Slovene: zunanji Thai: ภายนอก Turkish: harici Turkish: dışsal Welsh: allanol
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