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at the outside

at the out·side
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [at stressed th ee noun out-sahyd, -sahyd]
    • /æt stressed ði noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd/
    • /ət ðə ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at stressed th ee noun out-sahyd, -sahyd]
    • /æt stressed ði noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd/

Definitions of at the outside words

  • phrase at the outside You use at the outside to say that you think that a particular amount is the largest possible in a particular situation, or that a particular time is the latest possible time for something to happen. 3
  • noun at the outside at the most or at the greatest extent 3
  • noun at the outside at the most; at the absolute limit 3
  • noun at the outside the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting. 1
  • noun at the outside the external aspect or appearance. 1
  • noun at the outside the space without or beyond an enclosure, institution, boundary, etc.: a prisoner about to resume life on the outside. 1
See all 25 definitions of at the outside

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Origin of at the outside

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; out- + side1

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Parts of speech for At the outside

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of At the outside

at the outside popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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