Meaning of outside In English

• 0 not inside a building:

  • It was a sunny day outside.

  • Since it's such a nice day, let's eat/sit/go outside.

  • an outside light/toilet

  • The company has called in outside experts.

  • The outside limit/figure would be $350.

• 1 not in a particular building or room, but near it:

  • She sat for two hours on the floor outside his room.

  • Nobody outside this room must ever know what we have discussed.

  • I'm afraid that would be outside my job description.

  • Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet.

• 2 the outer part or side of something:

  • The outside of the house needs painting.

  • The house looks larger when looked at from the outside.

  • The company needs to get help from outside (= from people who work for other organizations).

• 3 used to say that an amount is the most possible in a situation:

  • The job will take about ten days at the outside.

• 4 slight:

  • There's still an outside chance/possibility that Scotland will make it into the World Cup.

• 5 the outer part of something, or the area or side that faces out or can be seen:

  • She stood in the snow on the outside, watching him.

• 6 not within or part of something:

  • I live just outside (of) Baltimore.

  • Cars, movies, and radio linked small towns to the outside world.

  • There are few cities outside of Boston, New York, and Chicago where baseball fans get this excited.

• 7 slight, small, or unlikely:

  • There’s an outside chance that Boston will make it to the playoffs.