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inside

The correct spelling is inside.

How to pronounce inside

/ɪnˈsaɪd/
noun

IPA: /ɪnˈsaɪd/

Say it like: Ins-ide

The correct spelling is inside. The interior or inner part. For example: "The inside of the building has been extensively restored."

Usage Examples

The inside of the building has been extensively restored.

On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.

The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The interior or inner part.
  2. 2.The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
  3. 3.The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
  4. 4.(in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
  5. 5.A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
  2. 2.Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
  3. 3.Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.
  4. 4.(of a person) Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
  5. 5.(of a pitch) Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.

adverb

  1. 1.Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.
  2. 2.Indoors.
  3. 3.Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.

preposition

  1. 1.Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.
  2. 2.Within a period of time.

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