Meaning of inside In English

• 0 the part, space, or side of something that is inside:

  • Did you clean the inside of the car?

  • The hotel looked shabby from the street, but it was fine on the inside.

  • the insides of people's houses

  • Nobody knows how I really feel on the inside.

  • She dabbed perfume on the inside of her wrist.

  • The dead seal's insides were spread all over the snow.

• 1 in or into a room, building, container, or something similar:

  • "Is Anna in the garden?" "No, she's inside (= in the house)."

  • She grabbed the bag and looked inside.

  • She couldn't cope with the grief she felt inside.

  • He was outwardly calm, but inside he was in turmoil.

  • Her husband's inside for armed robbery.

  • She had her sweater on inside out.

• 2 in a room, building, container, or something similar:

  • What's inside the box?

  • Luckily, no one was inside the building when it collapsed.

  • Who can tell what goes on inside his head?

  • Rage was building up inside her.

  • Investment banks are struggling to find a way of doing business that stays inside the rules.

  • We have to work from inside the system to improve outcomes.

• 3 on or in the inner part of something such as a container or building:

  • He put the documents carefully in his inside pocket.

  • Butter the inside surface of the tin.

  • Moisture can get trapped on the inside layer of glass.

  • inside information/knowledge

  • I'll call up Clare and get the inside story (= a true report of the facts).

• 4 the inner part, space, or side of (something):

  • [ U ] the inside of a car

  • [ U ] the inside of your wrist

• 5 in or into a room, building, container, or something similar:

  • What’s inside the big box?

  • I’ll work inside and you work outside.

  • People inside (= working for) the White House get an us versus them mentality.

  • He tried to get inside her mind.

  • I should be back inside of two hours.

• 6 (of information) known only by people in a group, organization, or company; secret:

  • Maloney had inside information about the investigation.

• 7 within or working for a company or organization:

  • They had been helped by someone working inside the firm.

• 8 if you do something or something happens inside (of) a particular time or limit, you do it or it happens in less than that amount of time:

  • The work should be finished inside a week.

• 9 obtained by someone in a group, organization, or company and therefore involving special or secret knowledge:

  • He was able to give me inside knowledge on the company's finances.

• 10 in or employed by a company or organization:

  • As expected, the inside candidate was appointed.

• 11 to have a special position within an organization, or a special relationship with a person, that gives you advantages or information that other people do not have :

  • She is said by analysts to have the inside track on how the industry works.