American Dictionary
Definition inside in American English
inside
adjective, adverb, preposition
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
adjective, adverb, preposition
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Inside can be used in the following ways:
as a preposition (followed by a noun): What’s inside the envelope? Inside of is sometimes used instead of inside, especially in American English: The beetles live inside of the tree.
as an adverb (without a following noun): I opened the box and looked inside.
as an adjective (always before a noun): the inside pages of a newspaper
What's inside of the box?
on the inner side of something
in the inner part of something
The photographs were on the inside pages of several Sunday newspapers.
within an organization or group
within an organization or group
only known by people who belong to a particular organization or group
They seemed to have inside knowledge of CIA operations.
The thieves clearly had inside information that allowed them to know when the building would be unguarded.
done in less than a particular amount of time
