outside
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
How often you will meet it
Rank 721 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 26,168 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit an outside margin
- coming from the outside also: external, extraneous extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photographrelying upon an extraneous income
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds the outside worldoutside interests
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air also: outdoor, out-of-door outdoor clothesbadminton and other outdoor games
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit extramural hospital care and treatmentextramural studies
- leading to or from the outside an outside door
outside 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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I've figured on the outside of the wing until I'm dizzy.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Nobody on board knows) outside the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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For he had decided to make his first trip to the country outside the Land of Oz.
The Magic of Oz · L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum · Chapter 1
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As he stood in the darkness outside the church these memories came back with the poignancy of vanished things.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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He asked the Clokes' daughter, laying breakfast, while Sophie plunged her face in the lavender bush outside the low window.
Actions and reactions · Rudyard Kipling · Chapter 1