Definition of outside in English:

outside

noun aʊtˈsʌɪdˈaʊtsʌɪdˈaʊtsaɪd

1The external side or surface of something.
record the date on the outside of the file
Example sentencesExamples
- If cool turns to cold, your core temperature becomes threatened and your insides start to feel like your outsides - chilly.
- And what's important is what he feels about me on the inside, not the outside.
- The inside was just about as nice looking as the outside for a police building.
- She hadn't seen the outsides of buildings before.
- He wondered how I cooked them through without charring the outsides to a blackened crust.
- In fact, I was enamored at the fact that since we spend most of our time at airports inside the airport, there should be postcards of the insides of airports, rather than of the outsides, which we often never get to see.
- We saw this flat, and we wanted to match the inside with the outside.
- The golden colour which gives it its name is on the inner side of the valves, not the outside.
- A pair of peak-like chicken croquettes drizzled in yellow giblet gravy have extra-crunchy outsides and smooth white-meat insides.
- The outsides of buildings are horrible facades of doom and brimstone and that gunky stuff that forms in your eye when you're sleepy.
- The outside should be just softening, but the insides still hard.
- Take a quiz, to find out if the grey matter inside matches the one outside.
- The former post office is a listed building, and the outside cannot be touched.
- A lot of lip service is paid to how the contestants are renovating the inside as well as the outside.
- As mentioned before there is a symbiosis between the insides and the outsides, between our inner selves and the outside world.
- Mark was not surprised to see that the inside of the building was as run-down as the outside.
- They all sat down and had their own cups of hot cocoa, warming their insides and their outsides.
- Visually powerful spastics lined the insides and outsides of small churches and large cathedrals.
- It works fine, and looks okay from the inside, but is nothing much to photograph from the outside.
- Torches were lit on both the outsides of the buildings, and in the insides.
Synonyms
outer/external surface, surface, exterior, outer side, case, skin, shell, crust, husk, covering, outer layer, sheath, facade, elevation, front, frontage
1. 1.1 The part of a path nearer to a road or further from a wall.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before they can turn they are having to swerve to the outside lane to give themselves some place.
2. 1.2 The side of a bend or curve where the edge or surface is longer in extent.
  Example sentencesExamples
  With this loop you cannot tell which side is the inside and which is the outside.
  Synonyms
  outer/longer edge, edge, the long way round
3. 1.3outsides The outer sheets of a ream of paper.
4. 1.4 The external appearance of someone or something.
  was he as straight as he appeared on the outside?
  Example sentencesExamples
  He answered that it was only the outside which appeared different; people were the same everywhere.
  I'll remember how she was even more beautiful on the inside than the outside.

adjective ˈaʊtsʌɪdˈaʊtsaɪd

1attributive Situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something.
Anne put the outside lights on
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of the outside lights of the Piccadilly gardens are upside down, which means there is no waterproof protection.
- All 150 new homes have lockable doors and windows, outside lights, and fencing to secure gardens.
- The outside light had faded and the crammed interior was a dim jumble of dark shapes under the solitary bulb.
- The outside lights came on and the door opened to reveal a bearded man in his late forties.
- The cheapest outside surfacing was pebble-dashing, which was therefore used.
- There are outside lights at the front and rear of the house, and a 10 year structural guarantee.
- When she got to his house, the outside light was on as was the kitchen light.
- The outside surface is polished nicely to give a classy look to a very practical tool.
- It is suggested you drive with headlights on and leave your outside lights on tonight.
- At midnight the owner turns off the outside lights so we can see the stars.
- Neither of its outside surfaces had touched anything but air during its creation.
- They also ripped an outside light from the wall at the front of the home.
- Also, turn off outside taps from inside the house and drain any external pipes to prevent bursting.
- Is an ear part of the inside or the outside of a body, and how can we distinguish its own inside and outside surfaces?
- I followed him through the kitchen out a back door where he had the outside lights on.
- There had been high expenditure on repairs to the clock and the outside light.
Synonyms
exterior, external, outer, outermost, outward, outdoor, out-of-doors
1. 1.1 (in hockey, soccer, and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the sides of the field.
  he played at outside left
  Example sentencesExamples
  Clemons played middle linebacker last year for the Saints, but the Texans will play him at right outside linebacker.
  That last reference was perhaps a hint that Townsend will be given a game at outside centre to recover his confidence and form.
  He doesn't have the pace to play outside centre, but he does run good rugby league-style angles and has quick feet.
  Baxendell is still one of the most talented outside centres in the country.
  The Titans have to figure out who is going to play left outside linebacker.
  Skipper Andy Baggett moves to outside centre, with Chris Malherbe on the left wing.
2attributive Not belonging to or coming from within a particular group.
the use of outside contractors will speed up the process
Example sentencesExamples
- When a motion is threatened by an outside enemy, immediate emergency measures are taken to counter it.
- All other staff are employed on a contract basis through outside agencies.
- But Mr Blyth stressed it was a mistake by the outside contractors who printed the ballot forms.
- It signs contracts with outside laboratories to carry out research in specified areas.
- They have to survive for up to 39 days with no outside help.
- As I should have learned from my own show, it is easy to blame outside forces when stuff doesn't go your way, but at the end of it all you are in control.
- At the moment, highways maintenance is carried out by a mix of the council's own teams and outside contractors.
- Admittedly this comes within a context of financial problems and lack of outside support.
- Bosses blame a steep decline in outside contracts for the cuts.
- It would cost twice as much to hire outside people, even when his staff is earning overtime.
- There is abundant evidence that reveals the resistance to outside control that exists within the universities.
- One has to factor in the idea that no matter what we offer, resistance to any outside force may result.
- Since I came from an outside school, I had no idea about the situation of the tutors.
- It raises the possibility of corruption and the absence of outside review and control.
- An outside observer can only wonder what it takes to get the message across.
Synonyms
independent, consultant, consulting, hired, temporary, freelance, casual, visiting, non-resident, external, extramural, peripatetic
extraneous, extrinsic, outward, alien, foreign
1. 2.1 Beyond one's own immediate personal concerns.
  I was able to face the outside world again
  Example sentencesExamples
  You seem to be the only one here with a view of the outside world.
  The threshold takes the position of a border between the home and the outside world.
  My music got a lot better when I stopped concerning myself with outside influences.
  The affairs of the town, the country and the outside world meant little to them.
  Elsewhere in the world, hostage-taking still continues virtually unnoticed in the outside world.
  Your husband's breakfast is vital if he is to face the outside world in a positive fashion.
  So events in the outside world don't really impact on things that are going on in the house.
  Goalies are a breed who do not like to be told by the outside world how they should behave.
  Usually people would gather around the set, eager for their one point of reliable contact with the outside world.
  When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure.
  People who lack resilience tend to pin their problems on other people or outside events.
  Last year's tourist season was disappointing due to a number of outside factors beyond our control.

preposition & adverb aʊtˈsʌɪdaʊtˈsaɪd

1Situated or moving beyond the confines or boundaries of.
as preposition there was a boy outside the door
I stepped outside the marquee for a breather
as adverb the dog was still barking outside
we ran outside
Example sentencesExamples
- I should have said that all the kids who either went into the sewer or stood outside the sewer were boys.
- My friend had a car stolen by a gang of boys outside Starbucks.
- I saw all the commotion outside of your house and I didn't know what happened.
- Crossing the dark foyer, I stepped back outside onto the sidewalk.
- The weather is good today and I sent the boys outside as soon as breakfast was over.
- One day they took a walk outside of the town.
- When he did he saw her just standing outside waiting for him and William.
- Soon they got tired of standing outside in the pouring rain and retreated indoors.
- I can barely stand walking outside after dark.
- I don't ever want to step outside of his classroom, so I'll go wherever he goes.
- Residents living nearby rushed outside after hearing a loud bang.
- The crowd was now situated right outside her door, with the Duke's coach not too far away.
- He nodded and called to Maggie that we were just stepping outside for a moment.
- He was running towards a little boy outside an open door, down the hall.
- I heard a noise outside of the door and walked to it slowly.
- I stepped back outside and walked quickly in the direction of the festival.
- When I stepped back outside, the snow was continuing.
- When he saw me waiting outside of the classroom for him, he laughed.
- The same boy is standing outside a school waiting to be collected.
- The outside world usually stays outside or confined neatly in the TV box in the corner.
Synonyms
outdoors, out of doors, out of the house, on the outside, externally, exteriorly
1. 1.1 Not being a member of (a particular group)
  as preposition critics outside the government
  Example sentencesExamples
  The rise in reading groups outside the university is perhaps significant in this regard.
  On many farms younger members of the family are seeking careers outside the industry.
  He stood head and shoulders above all his contemporaries inside and outside the University.
  This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it.
  During the holidays the rooms can also be booked by people outside the university for conferences and meetings.
  He knows full well that no one may refer to anyone outside the 120 members of this House.
  The comments the member is referring to were made by a member outside the House.
  She warmly thanked the many members both in and outside the committee who have given sterling service over the year.
  Whether members comment on persons outside the House is a matter of taste.
  Kam was popular at university and made relationships with people outside his own group.
  The problem exists for our members outside public practice who prepare tax returns.
2. 1.2 (in soccer, rugby, and other sports) closer to the side of the field than (another player)
  as preposition Swift appeared outside him with the powerful Fallon overlapping on his left
  Example sentencesExamples
  The only home score came when full-back Leigh Hinton came up outside his winger to make the extra man.
2preposition Beyond the limits or scope of.
the switchboard is not staffed outside normal office hours
Example sentencesExamples
- It also filters out perspectives which fall outside the scope of its rules and dominant ideas.
- It would be outside the scope of legitimate judicial interpretation.
- The mere fact that it is a copy of another copy renders it outside the scope of protection.
- The suggestion for which the award is made is outside the scope of the employee's normal duties.
- This venue provides substantial meals outside our price range but, with care, modest snacks are available.
- However, the question will not be put, because the proposed new clause is outside the scope of the bill.
- That is a completely misleading defence, given that that is quite outside the intended scope of the bill.
- How is a potential rival to know whether something has been deliberately left outside the scope of the claim?
- That's a distinction that might lie outside the scope of this thread.
- As a general rule, a solicitor is not required to provide services outside the scope of the retainer.
- But the problem here, of course, is that such changes are outside the scope of the bill.
- Such rules therefore fall outside the scope of Article 30 of the Treaty.
- Those remarks were moral judgments outside the scope of any special judicial expertise.
- Locations that were once outside the budget of most people have now come within their reach.
- But that is an entirely different and complex argument outside the scope of this opinion.
- This is outside the scope of a record company, but I'm told a good book is under way.
- Vague terms give no perspective on experiences outside the normal range.
- Speculation has always been regarded as lying outside the legitimate scope of jury conduct.
- As I pointed out, this matter was deemed to be outside the scope of the bill.
- An analysis of scaffolding effects and endocytosis is outside the scope of this study.

Usage

Outside and outside of: is there any difference between the books have been distributed outside Europe and the books have been distributed outside of Europe? Broadly speaking, both have the same meaning, but the use of outside of is much commoner and better established in North American than in British English

Phrases

at the outside

(of an estimate) at the most.
every minute, or at the outside, every ninety seconds
Example sentencesExamples
- The classic Kiwi beach holiday would surely come into its own within a matter of days, or, at the outside, a week.
- It didn't take long, five minutes at the outside.
- It is thought that the hostel will be needed for refugees until the end of June, but, at the outside, by the end of August.
- We patch the game almost every week - every two weeks at the outside.
- That's $140 billion dollars a year, at the outside.
- The obvious answer must be to contract the concept of ‘long-term’ into a more manageable period: perhaps five years at the outside, but more likely one or two years.
- We are pretty confident that 100 per cent will be with the Royal Mail by midnight tonight or, at the outside, in the early hours.
- With only a handful of motions on the agenda, and most of them applicable to Saturday night's county convention in any event, my expectation is that Thursday night's business will be concluded in two hours at the outside.
- There were certainly no more than several, at the outside.
- My guess is you're looking at another week, maybe ten days at the outside of any military operations at all.

get outside of

informal Eat or drink (something) heartily.
we'll get outside of some bacon and eggs

on the outside

Away from or not belonging to a particular group or institution.
Example sentencesExamples
- As an only child growing up in Aberdeen, she remembers the sense of always being slightly on the outside.
- Talk to someone on the outside, like other people in your family, a trusted teacher or another adult.

on the outside looking in

Excluded from a group or activity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Most people would understand that we need to get an element of comfort because we are on the outside looking in.
- I've always felt that I've been on the outside looking in; I've been different.
- I used to be on the outside looking in, but now I am right in the middle of it, and I can see what it's all about.
- The time is now critical for members of both parties to decide, once and for all, if they can again be part of the same household, or if maintaining their differences is worth the price of remaining forever on the outside looking in.
- But our diplomats should not be on the outside looking in.
- The citizens, most affected though they may have been by the crimes in question, would thus be standing on the outside looking in at the process.
- It's different when you're on the outside looking in.
- The era of colonization and nation-building has left many indigenous groups in the third world on the outside looking in.
- Cut off from both the working world and the world of his family, cut off from all of day-to-day humanity, we see Vincent always on the outside looking in.
- Sweden, like Scotland, is on the outside looking in.

an outside chance

A remote possibility.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scientists think there is an outside chance of microbes similar to those which exist in very harsh conditions on Earth surviving on Mars.
- I gave them an outside chance and I am glad to be proven right.
- The 24-year-old Donegal man sees himself as having an outside chance of taking one of the three seats in North West.
- The six-game unbeaten run of results does give them an outside chance of making the ‘play-offs’.
- The former young driver of the year finalist still has an outside chance of the Irish title this season and will be pushing hard to continue his winning ways on home soil.
- It now means his lead is down to 30 points over us, and there are five races to go, so it gives us an outside chance.
- There's an outside chance that he could be the voters' choice, but it's clear the judges don't see him as finalist material.
- There is still an outside chance that we might escape the dreaded drop but the statistics are firmly stacked against us and it will now take an exceptional effort to avoid the drop.
- She could ride next Sunday's women's road race, where she has an outside chance of a medal, or spend the week relaxing, and basking in some of the glory of her historic achievement.
- There's even an outside chance of British success.
Synonyms
slight, slender, slim, small, tiny, faint, negligible, marginal, remote, distant, vague, unlikely, improbable

outside of

1Beyond the boundaries of.
a village 20 miles outside of New York
Example sentencesExamples
- The site is in the Green Belt, and outside of any defined development boundary.
1. 1.1Apart from.
  outside of an unfortunate sermon, he never put a foot wrong
  Example sentencesExamples
  Stop thinking the day is about anything outside of religion besides having a good time.
  He accepts that, outside of a handful of top flight clubs, few will have his take-home pay.
  It dawned on me that we hadn't actually sat opposite each other outside of a scene from the play before then.
  This means that members of the public will have to use the park's public toilets outside of these hours.
  Synonyms
  excluding, not including, excepting, omitting, leaving out, not counting, but, besides, barring, bar, other than, exclusive of, saving, save, apart from, aside from

Rhymes

abide, applied, aside, astride, backslide, beside, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide

Definition of outside in US English:

outside

nounˈoutsīdˈaʊtsaɪd

1The external side or surface of something.
record the date on the outside of the file
Example sentencesExamples
- Take a quiz, to find out if the grey matter inside matches the one outside.
- The golden colour which gives it its name is on the inner side of the valves, not the outside.
- Torches were lit on both the outsides of the buildings, and in the insides.
- As mentioned before there is a symbiosis between the insides and the outsides, between our inner selves and the outside world.
- The former post office is a listed building, and the outside cannot be touched.
- Visually powerful spastics lined the insides and outsides of small churches and large cathedrals.
- It works fine, and looks okay from the inside, but is nothing much to photograph from the outside.
- A lot of lip service is paid to how the contestants are renovating the inside as well as the outside.
- We saw this flat, and we wanted to match the inside with the outside.
- And what's important is what he feels about me on the inside, not the outside.
- They all sat down and had their own cups of hot cocoa, warming their insides and their outsides.
- In fact, I was enamored at the fact that since we spend most of our time at airports inside the airport, there should be postcards of the insides of airports, rather than of the outsides, which we often never get to see.
- If cool turns to cold, your core temperature becomes threatened and your insides start to feel like your outsides - chilly.
- The inside was just about as nice looking as the outside for a police building.
- He wondered how I cooked them through without charring the outsides to a blackened crust.
- She hadn't seen the outsides of buildings before.
- A pair of peak-like chicken croquettes drizzled in yellow giblet gravy have extra-crunchy outsides and smooth white-meat insides.
- The outsides of buildings are horrible facades of doom and brimstone and that gunky stuff that forms in your eye when you're sleepy.
- The outside should be just softening, but the insides still hard.
- Mark was not surprised to see that the inside of the building was as run-down as the outside.
Synonyms
external surface, outer surface, surface, exterior, outer side, case, skin, shell, crust, husk, covering, outer layer, sheath, facade, elevation, front, frontage
1. 1.1 The side of a racetrack further from the center, where the lanes are longer.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before they can turn they are having to swerve to the outside lane to give themselves some place.
2. 1.2 The side of a bend or curve where the edge or surface is longer in extent.
  Example sentencesExamples
  With this loop you cannot tell which side is the inside and which is the outside.
  Synonyms
  longer edge, outer edge, edge, the long way round
3. 1.3 The external appearance of someone or something.
  was he as straight as he appeared on the outside?
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'll remember how she was even more beautiful on the inside than the outside.
  He answered that it was only the outside which appeared different; people were the same everywhere.
4. 1.4 (in basketball) the area beyond the perimeter of the defense.
  he often set up the Lakers' plays from the outside
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the pass goes to the baseline, a good shot often presents itself on a return pass to the outside.

adjectiveˈoutsīdˈaʊtsaɪd

1Situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something.
put the outside lights on
Example sentencesExamples
- The outside lights came on and the door opened to reveal a bearded man in his late forties.
- There had been high expenditure on repairs to the clock and the outside light.
- Also, turn off outside taps from inside the house and drain any external pipes to prevent bursting.
- At midnight the owner turns off the outside lights so we can see the stars.
- The outside surface is polished nicely to give a classy look to a very practical tool.
- The cheapest outside surfacing was pebble-dashing, which was therefore used.
- The outside light had faded and the crammed interior was a dim jumble of dark shapes under the solitary bulb.
- Neither of its outside surfaces had touched anything but air during its creation.
- All 150 new homes have lockable doors and windows, outside lights, and fencing to secure gardens.
- Some of the outside lights of the Piccadilly gardens are upside down, which means there is no waterproof protection.
- I followed him through the kitchen out a back door where he had the outside lights on.
- They also ripped an outside light from the wall at the front of the home.
- There are outside lights at the front and rear of the house, and a 10 year structural guarantee.
- Is an ear part of the inside or the outside of a body, and how can we distinguish its own inside and outside surfaces?
- When she got to his house, the outside light was on as was the kitchen light.
- It is suggested you drive with headlights on and leave your outside lights on tonight.
Synonyms
exterior, external, outer, outermost, outward, outdoor, out-of-doors
1. 1.1Baseball (of a pitch) passing home plate on the side of the plate away from the batter, not in the strike zone.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Next was Paul Lo Duca, who took a good outside pitch down the first base line for a double.
  Grissom looks like he has moved closer to the plate to handle the outside pitch.
  He tends to try to pull outside pitches and often chases pitches that are out of the strike zone.
  This occurs most often on outside pitches with an ump having a wide strike zone.
  Just try to hit the ball up the middle or go the other way with outside pitches.
2. 1.2 (in soccer and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the sides of the field.
  Example sentencesExamples
  That last reference was perhaps a hint that Townsend will be given a game at outside centre to recover his confidence and form.
  He doesn't have the pace to play outside centre, but he does run good rugby league-style angles and has quick feet.
  Skipper Andy Baggett moves to outside centre, with Chris Malherbe on the left wing.
  The Titans have to figure out who is going to play left outside linebacker.
  Baxendell is still one of the most talented outside centres in the country.
  Clemons played middle linebacker last year for the Saints, but the Texans will play him at right outside linebacker.
3. 1.3 (in basketball) taking place beyond the perimeter of the defense.
  he needs work on his outside shot
  Example sentencesExamples
  Stoudamire has improved his outside shot and has limited his rushes to the basket.
  Two free throws from Walsh, followed by two more foul shots and an outside shot from Fahey put them back on track.
2Not belonging to or coming from within a particular group.
I have some outside help
Example sentencesExamples
- It would cost twice as much to hire outside people, even when his staff is earning overtime.
- They have to survive for up to 39 days with no outside help.
- One has to factor in the idea that no matter what we offer, resistance to any outside force may result.
- When a motion is threatened by an outside enemy, immediate emergency measures are taken to counter it.
- It raises the possibility of corruption and the absence of outside review and control.
- An outside observer can only wonder what it takes to get the message across.
- There is abundant evidence that reveals the resistance to outside control that exists within the universities.
- At the moment, highways maintenance is carried out by a mix of the council's own teams and outside contractors.
- As I should have learned from my own show, it is easy to blame outside forces when stuff doesn't go your way, but at the end of it all you are in control.
- It signs contracts with outside laboratories to carry out research in specified areas.
- Admittedly this comes within a context of financial problems and lack of outside support.
- Since I came from an outside school, I had no idea about the situation of the tutors.
- All other staff are employed on a contract basis through outside agencies.
- But Mr Blyth stressed it was a mistake by the outside contractors who printed the ballot forms.
- Bosses blame a steep decline in outside contracts for the cuts.
Synonyms
independent, consultant, consulting, hired, temporary, freelance, casual, visiting, non-resident, external, extramural, peripatetic
1. 2.1 Beyond one's own immediate personal concerns.
  I was able to face the outside world again
  Example sentencesExamples
  Goalies are a breed who do not like to be told by the outside world how they should behave.
  My music got a lot better when I stopped concerning myself with outside influences.
  You seem to be the only one here with a view of the outside world.
  Your husband's breakfast is vital if he is to face the outside world in a positive fashion.
  Last year's tourist season was disappointing due to a number of outside factors beyond our control.
  Elsewhere in the world, hostage-taking still continues virtually unnoticed in the outside world.
  The affairs of the town, the country and the outside world meant little to them.
  Usually people would gather around the set, eager for their one point of reliable contact with the outside world.
  People who lack resilience tend to pin their problems on other people or outside events.
  The threshold takes the position of a border between the home and the outside world.
  So events in the outside world don't really impact on things that are going on in the house.
  When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure.
3Highest possible; greatest; maximum.
new monthly charges that, according to outside estimates, may total $8 per line
Example sentencesExamples
- It should acknowledge the outside possibility of a risk but stress the balancing benefits.

preposition & adverbaʊtˈsaɪdoutˈsīd

1Situated or moving beyond the boundaries or confines of.
as preposition there was a boy outside the door
as adverb the dog was still barking outside
outside, the wind was as wild as ever
Example sentencesExamples
- One day they took a walk outside of the town.
- The outside world usually stays outside or confined neatly in the TV box in the corner.
- I saw all the commotion outside of your house and I didn't know what happened.
- The crowd was now situated right outside her door, with the Duke's coach not too far away.
- The same boy is standing outside a school waiting to be collected.
- He nodded and called to Maggie that we were just stepping outside for a moment.
- I don't ever want to step outside of his classroom, so I'll go wherever he goes.
- Residents living nearby rushed outside after hearing a loud bang.
- The weather is good today and I sent the boys outside as soon as breakfast was over.
- I heard a noise outside of the door and walked to it slowly.
- When he saw me waiting outside of the classroom for him, he laughed.
- My friend had a car stolen by a gang of boys outside Starbucks.
- He was running towards a little boy outside an open door, down the hall.
- When I stepped back outside, the snow was continuing.
- Crossing the dark foyer, I stepped back outside onto the sidewalk.
- I can barely stand walking outside after dark.
- Soon they got tired of standing outside in the pouring rain and retreated indoors.
- When he did he saw her just standing outside waiting for him and William.
- I stepped back outside and walked quickly in the direction of the festival.
- I should have said that all the kids who either went into the sewer or stood outside the sewer were boys.
Synonyms
outdoors, out of doors, out of the house, on the outside, externally, exteriorly
1. 1.1 Not being a member of (a particular group)
  as preposition those of us outside the university
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whether members comment on persons outside the House is a matter of taste.
  The comments the member is referring to were made by a member outside the House.
  He stood head and shoulders above all his contemporaries inside and outside the University.
  This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it.
  She warmly thanked the many members both in and outside the committee who have given sterling service over the year.
  The rise in reading groups outside the university is perhaps significant in this regard.
  Kam was popular at university and made relationships with people outside his own group.
  The problem exists for our members outside public practice who prepare tax returns.
  On many farms younger members of the family are seeking careers outside the industry.
  He knows full well that no one may refer to anyone outside the 120 members of this House.
  During the holidays the rooms can also be booked by people outside the university for conferences and meetings.
2. 1.2 (in football, soccer, and other sports) closer to the side of the field than (another player)
  as preposition Swift appeared outside him with Andrews on his left
  Example sentencesExamples
  The only home score came when full-back Leigh Hinton came up outside his winger to make the extra man.
2preposition Beyond the limits or scope of.
the high cost of shipping has put it outside their price range
Example sentencesExamples
- The suggestion for which the award is made is outside the scope of the employee's normal duties.
- But the problem here, of course, is that such changes are outside the scope of the bill.
- An analysis of scaffolding effects and endocytosis is outside the scope of this study.
- However, the question will not be put, because the proposed new clause is outside the scope of the bill.
- But that is an entirely different and complex argument outside the scope of this opinion.
- That's a distinction that might lie outside the scope of this thread.
- That is a completely misleading defence, given that that is quite outside the intended scope of the bill.
- As a general rule, a solicitor is not required to provide services outside the scope of the retainer.
- This is outside the scope of a record company, but I'm told a good book is under way.
- Those remarks were moral judgments outside the scope of any special judicial expertise.
- It would be outside the scope of legitimate judicial interpretation.
- The mere fact that it is a copy of another copy renders it outside the scope of protection.
- How is a potential rival to know whether something has been deliberately left outside the scope of the claim?
- Vague terms give no perspective on experiences outside the normal range.
- This venue provides substantial meals outside our price range but, with care, modest snacks are available.
- Locations that were once outside the budget of most people have now come within their reach.
- It also filters out perspectives which fall outside the scope of its rules and dominant ideas.
- Such rules therefore fall outside the scope of Article 30 of the Treaty.
- Speculation has always been regarded as lying outside the legitimate scope of jury conduct.
- As I pointed out, this matter was deemed to be outside the scope of the bill.

Usage

Outside of tends to be more commonly used in the US than in Britain, where outside usually suffices, but, like its cousin off of, it is colloquial and not recommended for formal writing. (See off.) The adverb outside is not problematic when referring to physical space, position, etc. (I'm going outside), but the compound preposition outside of is often used as a colloquial (and often inferior) way of saying except for, other than, apart from (outside of what I just mentioned, I can't think of any reason not to). Besides possibly sounding more informal than desired, outside of may cause misunderstanding by suggesting physical space or location when that is not the point to be emphasized, or when no such sense is intended—consider the ambiguity in this sentence: outside of China, he has few interests. Does this mean that his primary interest is China? Or does it mean that whenever he is not in China, he has few interests?

Phrases

at the outside

(of an estimate) at the most.
every minute, or at the outside, every ninety seconds
Example sentencesExamples
- There were certainly no more than several, at the outside.
- My guess is you're looking at another week, maybe ten days at the outside of any military operations at all.
- With only a handful of motions on the agenda, and most of them applicable to Saturday night's county convention in any event, my expectation is that Thursday night's business will be concluded in two hours at the outside.
- We are pretty confident that 100 per cent will be with the Royal Mail by midnight tonight or, at the outside, in the early hours.
- It didn't take long, five minutes at the outside.
- The classic Kiwi beach holiday would surely come into its own within a matter of days, or, at the outside, a week.
- We patch the game almost every week - every two weeks at the outside.
- That's $140 billion dollars a year, at the outside.
- It is thought that the hostel will be needed for refugees until the end of June, but, at the outside, by the end of August.
- The obvious answer must be to contract the concept of ‘long-term’ into a more manageable period: perhaps five years at the outside, but more likely one or two years.

on the outside

Away from or not belonging to a particular circle or institution.
when you're on the outside, then you have a much better view of what they're doing
Example sentencesExamples
- As an only child growing up in Aberdeen, she remembers the sense of always being slightly on the outside.
- Talk to someone on the outside, like other people in your family, a trusted teacher or another adult.

on the outside looking in

(of a person) excluded from a group or activity.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's different when you're on the outside looking in.
- The era of colonization and nation-building has left many indigenous groups in the third world on the outside looking in.
- But our diplomats should not be on the outside looking in.
- I've always felt that I've been on the outside looking in; I've been different.
- Most people would understand that we need to get an element of comfort because we are on the outside looking in.
- The time is now critical for members of both parties to decide, once and for all, if they can again be part of the same household, or if maintaining their differences is worth the price of remaining forever on the outside looking in.
- Sweden, like Scotland, is on the outside looking in.
- I used to be on the outside looking in, but now I am right in the middle of it, and I can see what it's all about.
- Cut off from both the working world and the world of his family, cut off from all of day-to-day humanity, we see Vincent always on the outside looking in.
- The citizens, most affected though they may have been by the crimes in question, would thus be standing on the outside looking in at the process.

an outside chance

A remote possibility.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is still an outside chance that we might escape the dreaded drop but the statistics are firmly stacked against us and it will now take an exceptional effort to avoid the drop.
- It now means his lead is down to 30 points over us, and there are five races to go, so it gives us an outside chance.
- I gave them an outside chance and I am glad to be proven right.
- She could ride next Sunday's women's road race, where she has an outside chance of a medal, or spend the week relaxing, and basking in some of the glory of her historic achievement.
- The 24-year-old Donegal man sees himself as having an outside chance of taking one of the three seats in North West.
- There's even an outside chance of British success.
- The six-game unbeaten run of results does give them an outside chance of making the ‘play-offs’.
- The former young driver of the year finalist still has an outside chance of the Irish title this season and will be pushing hard to continue his winning ways on home soil.
- There's an outside chance that he could be the voters' choice, but it's clear the judges don't see him as finalist material.
- Scientists think there is an outside chance of microbes similar to those which exist in very harsh conditions on Earth surviving on Mars.
Synonyms
slight, slender, slim, small, tiny, faint, negligible, marginal, remote, distant, vague, unlikely, improbable

outside of

1Beyond the boundaries of.
a village 20 miles outside of New York
Example sentencesExamples
- The site is in the Green Belt, and outside of any defined development boundary.
1. 1.1Apart from.
  outside of his family, nobody cares too much about him
  Example sentencesExamples
  It dawned on me that we hadn't actually sat opposite each other outside of a scene from the play before then.
  He accepts that, outside of a handful of top flight clubs, few will have his take-home pay.
  Stop thinking the day is about anything outside of religion besides having a good time.
  This means that members of the public will have to use the park's public toilets outside of these hours.
  Synonyms
  excluding, not including, excepting, omitting, leaving out, not counting, but, besides, barring, bar, other than, exclusive of, saving, save, apart from, aside from

单词	outside
释义	Definition of outside in English: outside noun aʊtˈsʌɪdˈaʊtsʌɪdˈaʊtsaɪd 1The external side or surface of something. record the date on the outside of the file Example sentencesExamples If cool turns to cold, your core temperature becomes threatened and your insides start to feel like your outsides - chilly. And what's important is what he feels about me on the inside, not the outside. The inside was just about as nice looking as the outside for a police building. She hadn't seen the outsides of buildings before. He wondered how I cooked them through without charring the outsides to a blackened crust. In fact, I was enamored at the fact that since we spend most of our time at airports inside the airport, there should be postcards of the insides of airports, rather than of the outsides, which we often never get to see. We saw this flat, and we wanted to match the inside with the outside. The golden colour which gives it its name is on the inner side of the valves, not the outside. A pair of peak-like chicken croquettes drizzled in yellow giblet gravy have extra-crunchy outsides and smooth white-meat insides. The outsides of buildings are horrible facades of doom and brimstone and that gunky stuff that forms in your eye when you're sleepy. The outside should be just softening, but the insides still hard. Take a quiz, to find out if the grey matter inside matches the one outside. The former post office is a listed building, and the outside cannot be touched. A lot of lip service is paid to how the contestants are renovating the inside as well as the outside. As mentioned before there is a symbiosis between the insides and the outsides, between our inner selves and the outside world. Mark was not surprised to see that the inside of the building was as run-down as the outside. They all sat down and had their own cups of hot cocoa, warming their insides and their outsides. Visually powerful spastics lined the insides and outsides of small churches and large cathedrals. It works fine, and looks okay from the inside, but is nothing much to photograph from the outside. Torches were lit on both the outsides of the buildings, and in the insides. Synonyms outer/external surface, surface, exterior, outer side, case, skin, shell, crust, husk, covering, outer layer, sheath, facade, elevation, front, frontage 1.1 The part of a path nearer to a road or further from a wall. Example sentencesExamples Before they can turn they are having to swerve to the outside lane to give themselves some place. 1.2 The side of a bend or curve where the edge or surface is longer in extent. Example sentencesExamples With this loop you cannot tell which side is the inside and which is the outside. Synonyms outer/longer edge, edge, the long way round 1.3outsides The outer sheets of a ream of paper. 1.4 The external appearance of someone or something. was he as straight as he appeared on the outside? Example sentencesExamples He answered that it was only the outside which appeared different; people were the same everywhere. I'll remember how she was even more beautiful on the inside than the outside. adjective ˈaʊtsʌɪdˈaʊtsaɪd 1attributive Situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something. Anne put the outside lights on Example sentencesExamples Some of the outside lights of the Piccadilly gardens are upside down, which means there is no waterproof protection. All 150 new homes have lockable doors and windows, outside lights, and fencing to secure gardens. The outside light had faded and the crammed interior was a dim jumble of dark shapes under the solitary bulb. The outside lights came on and the door opened to reveal a bearded man in his late forties. The cheapest outside surfacing was pebble-dashing, which was therefore used. There are outside lights at the front and rear of the house, and a 10 year structural guarantee. When she got to his house, the outside light was on as was the kitchen light. The outside surface is polished nicely to give a classy look to a very practical tool. It is suggested you drive with headlights on and leave your outside lights on tonight. At midnight the owner turns off the outside lights so we can see the stars. Neither of its outside surfaces had touched anything but air during its creation. They also ripped an outside light from the wall at the front of the home. Also, turn off outside taps from inside the house and drain any external pipes to prevent bursting. Is an ear part of the inside or the outside of a body, and how can we distinguish its own inside and outside surfaces? I followed him through the kitchen out a back door where he had the outside lights on. There had been high expenditure on repairs to the clock and the outside light. Synonyms exterior, external, outer, outermost, outward, outdoor, out-of-doors 1.1 (in hockey, soccer, and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the sides of the field. he played at outside left Example sentencesExamples Clemons played middle linebacker last year for the Saints, but the Texans will play him at right outside linebacker. That last reference was perhaps a hint that Townsend will be given a game at outside centre to recover his confidence and form. He doesn't have the pace to play outside centre, but he does run good rugby league-style angles and has quick feet. Baxendell is still one of the most talented outside centres in the country. The Titans have to figure out who is going to play left outside linebacker. Skipper Andy Baggett moves to outside centre, with Chris Malherbe on the left wing. 2attributive Not belonging to or coming from within a particular group. the use of outside contractors will speed up the process Example sentencesExamples When a motion is threatened by an outside enemy, immediate emergency measures are taken to counter it. All other staff are employed on a contract basis through outside agencies. But Mr Blyth stressed it was a mistake by the outside contractors who printed the ballot forms. It signs contracts with outside laboratories to carry out research in specified areas. They have to survive for up to 39 days with no outside help. As I should have learned from my own show, it is easy to blame outside forces when stuff doesn't go your way, but at the end of it all you are in control. At the moment, highways maintenance is carried out by a mix of the council's own teams and outside contractors. Admittedly this comes within a context of financial problems and lack of outside support. Bosses blame a steep decline in outside contracts for the cuts. It would cost twice as much to hire outside people, even when his staff is earning overtime. There is abundant evidence that reveals the resistance to outside control that exists within the universities. One has to factor in the idea that no matter what we offer, resistance to any outside force may result. Since I came from an outside school, I had no idea about the situation of the tutors. It raises the possibility of corruption and the absence of outside review and control. An outside observer can only wonder what it takes to get the message across. Synonyms independent, consultant, consulting, hired, temporary, freelance, casual, visiting, non-resident, external, extramural, peripatetic extraneous, extrinsic, outward, alien, foreign 2.1 Beyond one's own immediate personal concerns. I was able to face the outside world again Example sentencesExamples You seem to be the only one here with a view of the outside world. The threshold takes the position of a border between the home and the outside world. My music got a lot better when I stopped concerning myself with outside influences. The affairs of the town, the country and the outside world meant little to them. Elsewhere in the world, hostage-taking still continues virtually unnoticed in the outside world. Your husband's breakfast is vital if he is to face the outside world in a positive fashion. So events in the outside world don't really impact on things that are going on in the house. Goalies are a breed who do not like to be told by the outside world how they should behave. Usually people would gather around the set, eager for their one point of reliable contact with the outside world. When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure. People who lack resilience tend to pin their problems on other people or outside events. Last year's tourist season was disappointing due to a number of outside factors beyond our control. preposition & adverb aʊtˈsʌɪdaʊtˈsaɪd 1Situated or moving beyond the confines or boundaries of. as preposition there was a boy outside the door I stepped outside the marquee for a breather as adverb the dog was still barking outside we ran outside Example sentencesExamples I should have said that all the kids who either went into the sewer or stood outside the sewer were boys. My friend had a car stolen by a gang of boys outside Starbucks. I saw all the commotion outside of your house and I didn't know what happened. Crossing the dark foyer, I stepped back outside onto the sidewalk. The weather is good today and I sent the boys outside as soon as breakfast was over. One day they took a walk outside of the town. When he did he saw her just standing outside waiting for him and William. Soon they got tired of standing outside in the pouring rain and retreated indoors. I can barely stand walking outside after dark. I don't ever want to step outside of his classroom, so I'll go wherever he goes. Residents living nearby rushed outside after hearing a loud bang. The crowd was now situated right outside her door, with the Duke's coach not too far away. He nodded and called to Maggie that we were just stepping outside for a moment. He was running towards a little boy outside an open door, down the hall. I heard a noise outside of the door and walked to it slowly. I stepped back outside and walked quickly in the direction of the festival. When I stepped back outside, the snow was continuing. When he saw me waiting outside of the classroom for him, he laughed. The same boy is standing outside a school waiting to be collected. The outside world usually stays outside or confined neatly in the TV box in the corner. Synonyms outdoors, out of doors, out of the house, on the outside, externally, exteriorly 1.1 Not being a member of (a particular group) as preposition critics outside the government Example sentencesExamples The rise in reading groups outside the university is perhaps significant in this regard. On many farms younger members of the family are seeking careers outside the industry. He stood head and shoulders above all his contemporaries inside and outside the University. This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it. During the holidays the rooms can also be booked by people outside the university for conferences and meetings. He knows full well that no one may refer to anyone outside the 120 members of this House. The comments the member is referring to were made by a member outside the House. She warmly thanked the many members both in and outside the committee who have given sterling service over the year. Whether members comment on persons outside the House is a matter of taste. Kam was popular at university and made relationships with people outside his own group. The problem exists for our members outside public practice who prepare tax returns. 1.2 (in soccer, rugby, and other sports) closer to the side of the field than (another player) as preposition Swift appeared outside him with the powerful Fallon overlapping on his left Example sentencesExamples The only home score came when full-back Leigh Hinton came up outside his winger to make the extra man. 2preposition Beyond the limits or scope of. the switchboard is not staffed outside normal office hours Example sentencesExamples It also filters out perspectives which fall outside the scope of its rules and dominant ideas. It would be outside the scope of legitimate judicial interpretation. The mere fact that it is a copy of another copy renders it outside the scope of protection. The suggestion for which the award is made is outside the scope of the employee's normal duties. This venue provides substantial meals outside our price range but, with care, modest snacks are available. However, the question will not be put, because the proposed new clause is outside the scope of the bill. That is a completely misleading defence, given that that is quite outside the intended scope of the bill. How is a potential rival to know whether something has been deliberately left outside the scope of the claim? That's a distinction that might lie outside the scope of this thread. As a general rule, a solicitor is not required to provide services outside the scope of the retainer. But the problem here, of course, is that such changes are outside the scope of the bill. Such rules therefore fall outside the scope of Article 30 of the Treaty. Those remarks were moral judgments outside the scope of any special judicial expertise. Locations that were once outside the budget of most people have now come within their reach. But that is an entirely different and complex argument outside the scope of this opinion. This is outside the scope of a record company, but I'm told a good book is under way. Vague terms give no perspective on experiences outside the normal range. Speculation has always been regarded as lying outside the legitimate scope of jury conduct. As I pointed out, this matter was deemed to be outside the scope of the bill. An analysis of scaffolding effects and endocytosis is outside the scope of this study. Usage Outside and outside of: is there any difference between the books have been distributed outside Europe and the books have been distributed outside of Europe? Broadly speaking, both have the same meaning, but the use of outside of is much commoner and better established in North American than in British English Phrases at the outside (of an estimate) at the most. every minute, or at the outside, every ninety seconds Example sentencesExamples The classic Kiwi beach holiday would surely come into its own within a matter of days, or, at the outside, a week. It didn't take long, five minutes at the outside. It is thought that the hostel will be needed for refugees until the end of June, but, at the outside, by the end of August. We patch the game almost every week - every two weeks at the outside. That's $140 billion dollars a year, at the outside. The obvious answer must be to contract the concept of ‘long-term’ into a more manageable period: perhaps five years at the outside, but more likely one or two years. We are pretty confident that 100 per cent will be with the Royal Mail by midnight tonight or, at the outside, in the early hours. With only a handful of motions on the agenda, and most of them applicable to Saturday night's county convention in any event, my expectation is that Thursday night's business will be concluded in two hours at the outside. There were certainly no more than several, at the outside. My guess is you're looking at another week, maybe ten days at the outside of any military operations at all. get outside of informal Eat or drink (something) heartily. we'll get outside of some bacon and eggs on the outside Away from or not belonging to a particular group or institution. Example sentencesExamples As an only child growing up in Aberdeen, she remembers the sense of always being slightly on the outside. Talk to someone on the outside, like other people in your family, a trusted teacher or another adult. on the outside looking in Excluded from a group or activity. Example sentencesExamples Most people would understand that we need to get an element of comfort because we are on the outside looking in. I've always felt that I've been on the outside looking in; I've been different. I used to be on the outside looking in, but now I am right in the middle of it, and I can see what it's all about. The time is now critical for members of both parties to decide, once and for all, if they can again be part of the same household, or if maintaining their differences is worth the price of remaining forever on the outside looking in. But our diplomats should not be on the outside looking in. The citizens, most affected though they may have been by the crimes in question, would thus be standing on the outside looking in at the process. It's different when you're on the outside looking in. The era of colonization and nation-building has left many indigenous groups in the third world on the outside looking in. Cut off from both the working world and the world of his family, cut off from all of day-to-day humanity, we see Vincent always on the outside looking in. Sweden, like Scotland, is on the outside looking in. an outside chance A remote possibility. Example sentencesExamples Scientists think there is an outside chance of microbes similar to those which exist in very harsh conditions on Earth surviving on Mars. I gave them an outside chance and I am glad to be proven right. The 24-year-old Donegal man sees himself as having an outside chance of taking one of the three seats in North West. The six-game unbeaten run of results does give them an outside chance of making the ‘play-offs’. The former young driver of the year finalist still has an outside chance of the Irish title this season and will be pushing hard to continue his winning ways on home soil. It now means his lead is down to 30 points over us, and there are five races to go, so it gives us an outside chance. There's an outside chance that he could be the voters' choice, but it's clear the judges don't see him as finalist material. There is still an outside chance that we might escape the dreaded drop but the statistics are firmly stacked against us and it will now take an exceptional effort to avoid the drop. She could ride next Sunday's women's road race, where she has an outside chance of a medal, or spend the week relaxing, and basking in some of the glory of her historic achievement. There's even an outside chance of British success. Synonyms slight, slender, slim, small, tiny, faint, negligible, marginal, remote, distant, vague, unlikely, improbable outside of 1Beyond the boundaries of. a village 20 miles outside of New York Example sentencesExamples The site is in the Green Belt, and outside of any defined development boundary. 1.1Apart from. outside of an unfortunate sermon, he never put a foot wrong Example sentencesExamples Stop thinking the day is about anything outside of religion besides having a good time. He accepts that, outside of a handful of top flight clubs, few will have his take-home pay. It dawned on me that we hadn't actually sat opposite each other outside of a scene from the play before then. This means that members of the public will have to use the park's public toilets outside of these hours. Synonyms excluding, not including, excepting, omitting, leaving out, not counting, but, besides, barring, bar, other than, exclusive of, saving, save, apart from, aside from Rhymes abide, applied, aside, astride, backslide, beside, bestride, betide, bide, bride, chide, Clyde, cockeyed, coincide, collide, confide, cried, decide, divide, dried, elide, five-a-side, glide, guide, hide, hollow-eyed, I'd, implied, lied, misguide, nationwide, nide, offside, onside, outride, pan-fried, pied, pie-eyed, pitch-side, popeyed, pride, provide, ride, Said, shied, side, slide, sloe-eyed, snide, square-eyed, starry-eyed, statewide, Strathclyde, stride, subdivide, subside, tide, tried, undyed, wall-eyed, wide, worldwide noun.1 phr. Definition of outside in US English: outside nounˈoutsīdˈaʊtsaɪd 1The external side or surface of something. record the date on the outside of the file Example sentencesExamples Take a quiz, to find out if the grey matter inside matches the one outside. The golden colour which gives it its name is on the inner side of the valves, not the outside. Torches were lit on both the outsides of the buildings, and in the insides. As mentioned before there is a symbiosis between the insides and the outsides, between our inner selves and the outside world. The former post office is a listed building, and the outside cannot be touched. Visually powerful spastics lined the insides and outsides of small churches and large cathedrals. It works fine, and looks okay from the inside, but is nothing much to photograph from the outside. A lot of lip service is paid to how the contestants are renovating the inside as well as the outside. We saw this flat, and we wanted to match the inside with the outside. And what's important is what he feels about me on the inside, not the outside. They all sat down and had their own cups of hot cocoa, warming their insides and their outsides. In fact, I was enamored at the fact that since we spend most of our time at airports inside the airport, there should be postcards of the insides of airports, rather than of the outsides, which we often never get to see. If cool turns to cold, your core temperature becomes threatened and your insides start to feel like your outsides - chilly. The inside was just about as nice looking as the outside for a police building. He wondered how I cooked them through without charring the outsides to a blackened crust. She hadn't seen the outsides of buildings before. A pair of peak-like chicken croquettes drizzled in yellow giblet gravy have extra-crunchy outsides and smooth white-meat insides. The outsides of buildings are horrible facades of doom and brimstone and that gunky stuff that forms in your eye when you're sleepy. The outside should be just softening, but the insides still hard. Mark was not surprised to see that the inside of the building was as run-down as the outside. Synonyms external surface, outer surface, surface, exterior, outer side, case, skin, shell, crust, husk, covering, outer layer, sheath, facade, elevation, front, frontage 1.1 The side of a racetrack further from the center, where the lanes are longer. Example sentencesExamples Before they can turn they are having to swerve to the outside lane to give themselves some place. 1.2 The side of a bend or curve where the edge or surface is longer in extent. Example sentencesExamples With this loop you cannot tell which side is the inside and which is the outside. Synonyms longer edge, outer edge, edge, the long way round 1.3 The external appearance of someone or something. was he as straight as he appeared on the outside? Example sentencesExamples I'll remember how she was even more beautiful on the inside than the outside. He answered that it was only the outside which appeared different; people were the same everywhere. 1.4 (in basketball) the area beyond the perimeter of the defense. he often set up the Lakers' plays from the outside Example sentencesExamples If the pass goes to the baseline, a good shot often presents itself on a return pass to the outside. adjectiveˈoutsīdˈaʊtsaɪd 1Situated on or near the exterior or external surface of something. put the outside lights on Example sentencesExamples The outside lights came on and the door opened to reveal a bearded man in his late forties. There had been high expenditure on repairs to the clock and the outside light. Also, turn off outside taps from inside the house and drain any external pipes to prevent bursting. At midnight the owner turns off the outside lights so we can see the stars. The outside surface is polished nicely to give a classy look to a very practical tool. The cheapest outside surfacing was pebble-dashing, which was therefore used. The outside light had faded and the crammed interior was a dim jumble of dark shapes under the solitary bulb. Neither of its outside surfaces had touched anything but air during its creation. All 150 new homes have lockable doors and windows, outside lights, and fencing to secure gardens. Some of the outside lights of the Piccadilly gardens are upside down, which means there is no waterproof protection. I followed him through the kitchen out a back door where he had the outside lights on. They also ripped an outside light from the wall at the front of the home. There are outside lights at the front and rear of the house, and a 10 year structural guarantee. Is an ear part of the inside or the outside of a body, and how can we distinguish its own inside and outside surfaces? When she got to his house, the outside light was on as was the kitchen light. It is suggested you drive with headlights on and leave your outside lights on tonight. Synonyms exterior, external, outer, outermost, outward, outdoor, out-of-doors 1.1Baseball (of a pitch) passing home plate on the side of the plate away from the batter, not in the strike zone. Example sentencesExamples Next was Paul Lo Duca, who took a good outside pitch down the first base line for a double. Grissom looks like he has moved closer to the plate to handle the outside pitch. He tends to try to pull outside pitches and often chases pitches that are out of the strike zone. This occurs most often on outside pitches with an ump having a wide strike zone. Just try to hit the ball up the middle or go the other way with outside pitches. 1.2 (in soccer and other sports) denoting positions nearer to the sides of the field. Example sentencesExamples That last reference was perhaps a hint that Townsend will be given a game at outside centre to recover his confidence and form. He doesn't have the pace to play outside centre, but he does run good rugby league-style angles and has quick feet. Skipper Andy Baggett moves to outside centre, with Chris Malherbe on the left wing. The Titans have to figure out who is going to play left outside linebacker. Baxendell is still one of the most talented outside centres in the country. Clemons played middle linebacker last year for the Saints, but the Texans will play him at right outside linebacker. 1.3 (in basketball) taking place beyond the perimeter of the defense. he needs work on his outside shot Example sentencesExamples Stoudamire has improved his outside shot and has limited his rushes to the basket. Two free throws from Walsh, followed by two more foul shots and an outside shot from Fahey put them back on track. 2Not belonging to or coming from within a particular group. I have some outside help Example sentencesExamples It would cost twice as much to hire outside people, even when his staff is earning overtime. They have to survive for up to 39 days with no outside help. One has to factor in the idea that no matter what we offer, resistance to any outside force may result. When a motion is threatened by an outside enemy, immediate emergency measures are taken to counter it. It raises the possibility of corruption and the absence of outside review and control. An outside observer can only wonder what it takes to get the message across. There is abundant evidence that reveals the resistance to outside control that exists within the universities. At the moment, highways maintenance is carried out by a mix of the council's own teams and outside contractors. As I should have learned from my own show, it is easy to blame outside forces when stuff doesn't go your way, but at the end of it all you are in control. It signs contracts with outside laboratories to carry out research in specified areas. Admittedly this comes within a context of financial problems and lack of outside support. Since I came from an outside school, I had no idea about the situation of the tutors. All other staff are employed on a contract basis through outside agencies. But Mr Blyth stressed it was a mistake by the outside contractors who printed the ballot forms. Bosses blame a steep decline in outside contracts for the cuts. Synonyms independent, consultant, consulting, hired, temporary, freelance, casual, visiting, non-resident, external, extramural, peripatetic 2.1 Beyond one's own immediate personal concerns. I was able to face the outside world again Example sentencesExamples Goalies are a breed who do not like to be told by the outside world how they should behave. My music got a lot better when I stopped concerning myself with outside influences. You seem to be the only one here with a view of the outside world. Your husband's breakfast is vital if he is to face the outside world in a positive fashion. Last year's tourist season was disappointing due to a number of outside factors beyond our control. Elsewhere in the world, hostage-taking still continues virtually unnoticed in the outside world. The affairs of the town, the country and the outside world meant little to them. Usually people would gather around the set, eager for their one point of reliable contact with the outside world. People who lack resilience tend to pin their problems on other people or outside events. The threshold takes the position of a border between the home and the outside world. So events in the outside world don't really impact on things that are going on in the house. When I went to interview him three years ago, he was, in the eyes of the outside world, a remote and beleaguered figure. 3Highest possible; greatest; maximum. new monthly charges that, according to outside estimates, may total $8 per line Example sentencesExamples It should acknowledge the outside possibility of a risk but stress the balancing benefits. preposition & adverbaʊtˈsaɪdoutˈsīd 1Situated or moving beyond the boundaries or confines of. as preposition there was a boy outside the door as adverb the dog was still barking outside outside, the wind was as wild as ever Example sentencesExamples One day they took a walk outside of the town. The outside world usually stays outside or confined neatly in the TV box in the corner. I saw all the commotion outside of your house and I didn't know what happened. The crowd was now situated right outside her door, with the Duke's coach not too far away. The same boy is standing outside a school waiting to be collected. He nodded and called to Maggie that we were just stepping outside for a moment. I don't ever want to step outside of his classroom, so I'll go wherever he goes. Residents living nearby rushed outside after hearing a loud bang. The weather is good today and I sent the boys outside as soon as breakfast was over. I heard a noise outside of the door and walked to it slowly. When he saw me waiting outside of the classroom for him, he laughed. My friend had a car stolen by a gang of boys outside Starbucks. He was running towards a little boy outside an open door, down the hall. When I stepped back outside, the snow was continuing. Crossing the dark foyer, I stepped back outside onto the sidewalk. I can barely stand walking outside after dark. Soon they got tired of standing outside in the pouring rain and retreated indoors. When he did he saw her just standing outside waiting for him and William. I stepped back outside and walked quickly in the direction of the festival. I should have said that all the kids who either went into the sewer or stood outside the sewer were boys. Synonyms outdoors, out of doors, out of the house, on the outside, externally, exteriorly 1.1 Not being a member of (a particular group) as preposition those of us outside the university Example sentencesExamples Whether members comment on persons outside the House is a matter of taste. The comments the member is referring to were made by a member outside the House. He stood head and shoulders above all his contemporaries inside and outside the University. This is an experience that cannot be replicated outside a university or something at least akin to it. She warmly thanked the many members both in and outside the committee who have given sterling service over the year. The rise in reading groups outside the university is perhaps significant in this regard. Kam was popular at university and made relationships with people outside his own group. The problem exists for our members outside public practice who prepare tax returns. On many farms younger members of the family are seeking careers outside the industry. He knows full well that no one may refer to anyone outside the 120 members of this House. During the holidays the rooms can also be booked by people outside the university for conferences and meetings. 1.2 (in football, soccer, and other sports) closer to the side of the field than (another player) as preposition Swift appeared outside him with Andrews on his left Example sentencesExamples The only home score came when full-back Leigh Hinton came up outside his winger to make the extra man. 2preposition Beyond the limits or scope of. the high cost of shipping has put it outside their price range Example sentencesExamples The suggestion for which the award is made is outside the scope of the employee's normal duties. But the problem here, of course, is that such changes are outside the scope of the bill. An analysis of scaffolding effects and endocytosis is outside the scope of this study. However, the question will not be put, because the proposed new clause is outside the scope of the bill. But that is an entirely different and complex argument outside the scope of this opinion. That's a distinction that might lie outside the scope of this thread. That is a completely misleading defence, given that that is quite outside the intended scope of the bill. As a general rule, a solicitor is not required to provide services outside the scope of the retainer. This is outside the scope of a record company, but I'm told a good book is under way. Those remarks were moral judgments outside the scope of any special judicial expertise. It would be outside the scope of legitimate judicial interpretation. The mere fact that it is a copy of another copy renders it outside the scope of protection. How is a potential rival to know whether something has been deliberately left outside the scope of the claim? Vague terms give no perspective on experiences outside the normal range. This venue provides substantial meals outside our price range but, with care, modest snacks are available. Locations that were once outside the budget of most people have now come within their reach. It also filters out perspectives which fall outside the scope of its rules and dominant ideas. Such rules therefore fall outside the scope of Article 30 of the Treaty. Speculation has always been regarded as lying outside the legitimate scope of jury conduct. As I pointed out, this matter was deemed to be outside the scope of the bill. Usage Outside of tends to be more commonly used in the US than in Britain, where outside usually suffices, but, like its cousin off of, it is colloquial and not recommended for formal writing. (See off.) The adverb outside is not problematic when referring to physical space, position, etc. (I'm going outside), but the compound preposition outside of is often used as a colloquial (and often inferior) way of saying except for, other than, apart from (outside of what I just mentioned, I can't think of any reason not to). Besides possibly sounding more informal than desired, outside of may cause misunderstanding by suggesting physical space or location when that is not the point to be emphasized, or when no such sense is intended—consider the ambiguity in this sentence: outside of China, he has few interests. Does this mean that his primary interest is China? Or does it mean that whenever he is not in China, he has few interests? Phrases at the outside (of an estimate) at the most. every minute, or at the outside, every ninety seconds Example sentencesExamples There were certainly no more than several, at the outside. My guess is you're looking at another week, maybe ten days at the outside of any military operations at all. With only a handful of motions on the agenda, and most of them applicable to Saturday night's county convention in any event, my expectation is that Thursday night's business will be concluded in two hours at the outside. We are pretty confident that 100 per cent will be with the Royal Mail by midnight tonight or, at the outside, in the early hours. It didn't take long, five minutes at the outside. The classic Kiwi beach holiday would surely come into its own within a matter of days, or, at the outside, a week. We patch the game almost every week - every two weeks at the outside. That's $140 billion dollars a year, at the outside. It is thought that the hostel will be needed for refugees until the end of June, but, at the outside, by the end of August. The obvious answer must be to contract the concept of ‘long-term’ into a more manageable period: perhaps five years at the outside, but more likely one or two years. on the outside Away from or not belonging to a particular circle or institution. when you're on the outside, then you have a much better view of what they're doing Example sentencesExamples As an only child growing up in Aberdeen, she remembers the sense of always being slightly on the outside. Talk to someone on the outside, like other people in your family, a trusted teacher or another adult. on the outside looking in (of a person) excluded from a group or activity. Example sentencesExamples It's different when you're on the outside looking in. The era of colonization and nation-building has left many indigenous groups in the third world on the outside looking in. But our diplomats should not be on the outside looking in. I've always felt that I've been on the outside looking in; I've been different. Most people would understand that we need to get an element of comfort because we are on the outside looking in. The time is now critical for members of both parties to decide, once and for all, if they can again be part of the same household, or if maintaining their differences is worth the price of remaining forever on the outside looking in. Sweden, like Scotland, is on the outside looking in. I used to be on the outside looking in, but now I am right in the middle of it, and I can see what it's all about. Cut off from both the working world and the world of his family, cut off from all of day-to-day humanity, we see Vincent always on the outside looking in. The citizens, most affected though they may have been by the crimes in question, would thus be standing on the outside looking in at the process. an outside chance A remote possibility. Example sentencesExamples There is still an outside chance that we might escape the dreaded drop but the statistics are firmly stacked against us and it will now take an exceptional effort to avoid the drop. It now means his lead is down to 30 points over us, and there are five races to go, so it gives us an outside chance. I gave them an outside chance and I am glad to be proven right. She could ride next Sunday's women's road race, where she has an outside chance of a medal, or spend the week relaxing, and basking in some of the glory of her historic achievement. The 24-year-old Donegal man sees himself as having an outside chance of taking one of the three seats in North West. There's even an outside chance of British success. The six-game unbeaten run of results does give them an outside chance of making the ‘play-offs’. The former young driver of the year finalist still has an outside chance of the Irish title this season and will be pushing hard to continue his winning ways on home soil. There's an outside chance that he could be the voters' choice, but it's clear the judges don't see him as finalist material. Scientists think there is an outside chance of microbes similar to those which exist in very harsh conditions on Earth surviving on Mars. Synonyms slight, slender, slim, small, tiny, faint, negligible, marginal, remote, distant, vague, unlikely, improbable outside of 1Beyond the boundaries of. a village 20 miles outside of New York Example sentencesExamples The site is in the Green Belt, and outside of any defined development boundary. 1.1Apart from. outside of his family, nobody cares too much about him Example sentencesExamples It dawned on me that we hadn't actually sat opposite each other outside of a scene from the play before then. He accepts that, outside of a handful of top flight clubs, few will have his take-home pay. Stop thinking the day is about anything outside of religion besides having a good time. This means that members of the public will have to use the park's public toilets outside of these hours. Synonyms excluding, not including, excepting, omitting, leaving out, not counting, but, besides, barring, bar, other than, exclusive of, saving, save, apart from, aside from noun.1 phr.
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