outside
adverb, preposition /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/Definition
A2 not in a particular building or room, but near it: She sat for two hours on the floor outside his room.From, out and outside A2 not in a particular place: Nobody outside this room must ever know what we have discussed.From, out and outside › not within or part of something: I'm afraid that would be outside my job description.Excluding outside of mainly US › except for: Outside of us three, no one knows anything about the problem, yet.Excluding
(Definition of outside adverbpreposition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- al fresco adjective, adverb
- door noun
- exterior adjective
- exterior noun
- external adjective
- from preposition (DISTANCE)
- from preposition (ORIGIN)
- from preposition (POSITION)
- from preposition (PREVENTING)
- from preposition (PROTECTION)
- inside adverb, preposition, adjective
- open noun (NOT ENCLOSED)
- out adverb, preposition (AWAY FROM INSIDE)
- out adverb, preposition (SPORT)
- outdoor adjective
- outdoors adverb, noun
- outer adjective
- outermost adjective
- outside noun (LARGEST AMOUNT)
- outta preposition
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