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inside

in·side [ in sd, ín sd ] (plural in·sides) CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating the interior part of something, or the part that is enclosed by or surrounded with something

(adv) I opened the door and looked inside.

(adj) his inside jacket pocket

(n) I looked around the room, gnawing the inside of my cheek nervously.

(prep) The jewels are kept inside a locked box.

Definition:

1. adjective within organization: happening or coming from within an organization

They had inside knowledge about the takeover bid.

things that were going on inside the committee

2. adverb relating to inner feelings: indicating emotions that are not expressed

She doesn't like to look inside and face up to what she's really like.

Seeing her like that had snapped something inside him.

3. preposition within particular time: done in a period of time less than the one stated ( informal )

We managed to completely redecorate the room inside seven hours.

4. adjective at edge of road: farthest from the center of a road

5. adjective sports nearer to center of playing area: in soccer, field hockey, and other sports, describes a position nearer to the center of the field than another of the same name

inside right

6. adverb in prison: serving time in prison ( informal )

He was inside for three years.

7. noun inner edge: the part of a road or path farthest from the center

was forced to pass him on the inside

8. noun privileged access: a position that gives access to privileged information

information from someone on the inside

9. plural noun in·sides anatomy internal organs: the internal organs of the body, especially the stomach and bowels ( informal )

inside of within a particular period of time (informal)

inside out with the part that is normally inside facing out

know something inside out to know something extremely well

Word Usage


	inside, inside of, or within? Though the idiomatic expressions inside and inside of in the sense "within a given amount of time" are used in informal writing and conversation (We'll be finished inside of a month), the usage may be regarded as inappropriate to formal writing. Therefore, the safest choice is within, as in We'll be finished within a month.

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