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- [noun out-sahyd, -sahyd; adjective out-sahyd, out-; adverb out-sahyd; preposition out-sahyd, out-sahyd]
- /noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd; adjective ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊt-; adverb ˌaʊtˈsaɪd; preposition ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd/
- /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
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- [noun out-sahyd, -sahyd; adjective out-sahyd, out-; adverb out-sahyd; preposition out-sahyd, out-sahyd]
- /noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd; adjective ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊt-; adverb ˌaʊtˈsaɪd; preposition ˌaʊtˈsaɪd, ˈaʊtˌsaɪd/
Definitions of outside word
- noun outside the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting. 1
- noun outside the external aspect or appearance. 1
- noun outside the space without or beyond an enclosure, institution, boundary, etc.: a prisoner about to resume life on the outside. 1
- noun outside a position away or farther away from the inside or center: The horse on the outside finished second. 1
- noun outside an outside passenger or place on a coach or other vehicle. 1
- noun outside Northern Canada and Alaska. (sometimes initial capital letter) the settled or more populous part of Canada or the U.S. 1
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Origin of outside
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; out- + side1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Outside
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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".
outside usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outside
adverb outside
- outdoors — out of doors; in the open air: He's happiest when he's outdoors.
- alfresco — An alfresco activity, especially a meal, is one that takes place in the open air.
- in the street — a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- beyond — If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it.
adjective outside
- outdoor — Also, outdoors. characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors: an outdoor barbecue; outdoor sports.
- external — Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- open-air — existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.
- exterior — Forming, situated on, or relating to the outside of something.
preposition outside
- past — gone by or elapsed in time: It was a bad time, but it's all past now.
- in front of — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
noun outside
- front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- facade — Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
Antonyms for outside
adverb outside
- within — in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
- internally — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
- indoors — in or into a house or building: We stayed indoors during the storm.
- inside — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
adjective outside
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- interior — being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- middle — equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
preposition outside
- together with — combined with
- amidst — Amidst means the same as amid.
- amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
- among — Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.
- amid — If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening.
noun outside
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- center — a point equally distant from all points on the circumference of a circle or surface of a sphere
Top questions with outside
- what is the temperature outside?
- how cold is it outside?
- how hot is it outside?
- what is the weather outside?
- how many degrees is it outside?
- what temperature is it outside?
- how hot is it outside right now?
- how long can sperm live outside the body?
- how long does sperm live outside the body?
- what is the weather outside right now?
- what is the temperature outside right now?
- how to get rid of flies outside?
- how cold is it outside right now?
- what is the current temperature outside?
- what is the weather like outside?
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