inside
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,124 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,316 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space he reached into his inside jacket pocketinside out
- being or applying to the inside of a building an inside wall
- confined to an exclusive group also: inner, privileged privy to inner knowledgeinside information
- away from the outer edge the inside lane
adverb
- within a building also: indoors in winter we play inside
- on the inside also: within inside, the car is a mess
- with respect to private feelings also: inwardly inwardly, she was raging
- in reality also: at heart, at bottom, deep down, in spite of appearance she is very kind at heart
inside in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Just inside it, at the north-east corner, rises the tree.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Maxence, from the inside of his cab, never lost sight of Mlle. Lucienne.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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Kit baited Kat's for her, because Kat said it made her all wriggly inside to do it.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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He did not know that a keeper is only a poacher turned outside in, and a poacher a keeper turned inside out.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1