Meaning & use

outside

preposition·Everyday

Not within the limits, boundaries, or interior of a particular place, area, or category.

See it in a sentence

The dog waited patiently outside the grocery store while its owner shopped.

This request falls outside the scope of our current contract.

A note on using this word

Outside also works as an adverb ("let's eat outside") and a noun ("the outside of the house"), so its role shifts depending on sentence structure.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

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