inside
in
ˌÉĒn
in
side
ˈsaÉĒd
said
/ˌÉĒnˈsaÉĒd/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "inside"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇

in or into a room, building, etc.
inside definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please come inside; it's starting to rain.
āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϏ⧁āύ; āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧇

within or into the interior space of an object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cat sat inside the cozy basket by the fireplace.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇āϰ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇

used to refer to a position in soccer, baseball, etc. that is closer to the center of the field

infield

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The winger passed the ball inside to avoid the tackle on the sideline.
āωāχāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāχāĻĄāϞāĻžāχāύ⧇ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϞ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to refer to feelings, sensations, or awareness within a person's mind
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When she heard the news, she felt like she was falling apart inside.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇ āϏ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāϞ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϛ⧇āĨ¤
3.1

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇

used to refer to physical sensations or bodily responses experienced internally
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A warmth spread inside as the soup started to soothe her stomach.
āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒ⧇āϟ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻœā§‡āϞ⧇

used to refer to someone who is incarcerated or serving time in prison
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was worried about her brother, who had been inside for nearly a year.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāχ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

the internal surface or structure of an object or area

interior

inside definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a small tear on the inside of her jacket lining.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

the part within an object or place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mechanic examined the insides of the engine for any signs of damage.
āĻŽā§‡āĻ•āĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āχāĻžā§āϜāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ, āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—

the internal organs involved in digestion
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor asked if his insides were feeling uncomfortable or bloated.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻĢā§‹āϞāĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤
01

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ, āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ

situated within an enclosed space or container
inside definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The inside pocket of the jacket is perfect for keeping small items like keys and coins.
āĻœā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āϛ⧋āϟ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĨ¤
02

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ, āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ

referring to positions in some sports such as soccer that are closer to the center of the field rather than the outer edges
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She excels in an inside role, linking the defense with the central attackers.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ, āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ, āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ

(of information or actions) known or conducted by the members of a particular organization or group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Only a few trusted executives had access to the inside details of the project.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ⧀āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāϪ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate that something or someone is located in, happening within, or moving into the inner part of something
inside definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The clothes are still wet inside the washing machine.
āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻļāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽā§‡āĻļāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āϭ⧇āϜāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻāĻ• āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate that something happens within a certain amount of time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They completed the project inside the given deadline.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ¤ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to refer to something or someone staying within the boundaries of established norms or the law
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She operates her business inside the regulations set by the industry.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to refer to physical sensations or internal emotions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The excitement inside him grew as he neared the finish line.
āĻĢāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāχāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇, āĻ

used to refer to someone or something belonging to or being part of a particular group or organization
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The reporter cited information from someone inside the organization.
āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āύ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ› āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āϧ⧃āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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