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outside*/*/*/
[ˌaʊtˈsaɪd]
grammar word summary: Outside can be: ■ a preposition: He was sitting at a table outside the café. ■ an adverb: Why don't you go and play outside? ■ an adjective: the outside wall of the building ■ a noun: The house doesn't look very impressive from the outside.
1) not inside or within a room, building, or area
Ant:
inside
Outside the sun was shining.[/ex]
I went to the window and looked outside.[/ex]
Three police cars were parked outside their house.[/ex]
Could you wait outside in the corridor?[/ex]
Her name is almost unknown outside of Latin America.[/ex]
2) used for referring to the outer part or surface of something
Ant:
inside
The outside of the house is in urgent need of repair.[/ex]
3) not within the limits of a particular time, range, or situation
Ant:
inside
classes held outside normal school hours[/ex]
Until then love was something outside my experience.[/ex]
4) used for referring to people who do not belong to a particular group or organization
The company brought in advisers from outside.[/ex]
an outside chance — a situation in which something is possible but unlikely[/ex]
There's an outside chance that we'll both arrive on the same day.[/ex]

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