inside

noun
/ˈɪnsaɪd/

The interior or inner part.

Example

“The inside of the building has been extensively restored.”

Other meanings

The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
“On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.”
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.
“The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.”

Synonyms

interior

Related words

insider
withinside

Example sentences

“Do you know what's inside the box?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“You have the ability inside you to recover.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Beauty comes from how you feel inside.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "ynneside".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “inside” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.