outside
adjective, adverb, preposition /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˈaʊt.saɪd/Definition
A1 not inside a building: It was a lovely day outside. Since it's such a nice day shall we eat/sit/go outside? an outside light/toiletFrom, out and outside C1 [before noun] coming from another place or organization: The company has called in outside experts.From, out and outside outside call/line › a phone call or connection going outside the place where you areFrom, out and outsideCommunicating by telephone › [before noun] the most that would be accepted or possible: The outside limit/figure would be £350.Maximum and minimum
(Definition of outside adjectiveadverbpreposition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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