Inside — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the region that is inside of something

the inner or enclosed surface of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈaɪd/.

Examples

he reached into his inside jacket pocket
inside out
an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

at heart deep down inner inwardly at bottom interior in spite of appearance indoors privileged within

Antonyms

outdoors outside outwardly

Parts of Speech

noun	the region that is inside of something
noun	the inner or enclosed surface of something
adjective	relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space “he reached into his inside jacket pocket”
adjective	being or applying to the inside of a building “an inside wall”
adjective	confined to an exclusive group “privy to inner knowledge”
adjective	away from the outer edge “an inner lahne”
adverb	within a building “in winter we play inside”
adverb	on the inside “inside, the car is a mess”
adverb	with respect to private feelings “inwardly, she was raging”
adverb	in reality “she is very kind at heart”

Word Forms

interiorize

verb

incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

innen

der Bereich, der sich innerhalb von etwas befindet

🇫🇷French

à l'intérieur

la région qui est à l'intérieur de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

adentro

la región que está dentro de algo

🇮🇹Italian

dentro

la regione che si trova all'interno di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

binnen

het gebied dat zich ergens in bevindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

dentro

a região que está dentro de algo

🇷🇺Russian

внутри

область, находящаяся внутри чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंदर

वह क्षेत्र जो किसी चीज़ के अंदर होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিতরে

কোন কিছুর ভিতরে যে অঞ্চল

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளே

ஏதோ ஒன்றின் உள்ளே இருக்கும் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపల

ఏదో లోపల ఉన్న ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

आत

एखाद्या गोष्टीच्या आत असलेला प्रदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંદર

પ્રદેશ કે જે કોઈ વસ્તુની અંદર છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಳಗಿರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അകത്ത്

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഉള്ളിലുള്ള പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਦਰ

ਉਹ ਖੇਤਰ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندر

وہ خطہ جو کسی چیز کے اندر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

里面

某物内部的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

内部

何かの内部にある領域

🇰🇷Korean

내부에

어떤 것의 내부에 있는 영역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bên trong

khu vực bên trong của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ข้างใน

ภูมิภาคที่อยู่ภายในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

di dalam

wilayah yang ada di dalam sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

sa loob

ang rehiyon na nasa loob ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

dalam

kawasan yang berada di dalam sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

داخل

المنطقة التي تقع داخل شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

داخل

منطقه ای که درون چیزی است

🇹🇷Turkish

içeri

bir şeyin içindeki bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּתוֹך

האזור שנמצא בתוך משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inside'?

The primary meaning of 'inside' is 'the region that is inside of something'.

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Using 'inside' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inside' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inside' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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