Word: outside Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-West Germanic *ūt Old English ūt ▲ Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *-ai Proto-Germanic *ūtai Proto-West Germanic *ūtē Old English ūte Middle English oute English out Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English outside From out + side. Pronunciation: /ˈaʊt.saɪd/, /ˈaʊt.sɑɪd/, /ˈæʊ.so̞ɪd/, /ˈæʊ.səɪd/, /ˈɛʊ.so̞ɪd/ 1. Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary. Example: The outside surface looks good. Example: Household drudgery, wood-cutting, milking, and gardening soon roughen the hands and dim the outside polish. 2. Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary. Example: 1938 (believed written c.1933), H. P. Lovecraft, The Book, Dogs had a fear of me, for they felt the outside shadow which never left my side. Example: It is the witness to your state of mind, the outside picture of an inward condition. 3. Away from the interior or center of something. Example: I don't want to take up your time with outside details so I will only say that about two years ago I had an opportunity of acquiring a share in a very promising claim—gold, you understand, both reef and alluvial. Example: As the centripetal force is an inverse function of the radius of the curve, it follows that the runner in the outside lane will be less affected than the runner in the inside lane. 4. Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc. Example: The Board did not trust outside information about their rivals. Example: Positions in organizations are being vacated continually through death and retirement, promotion and demotion. Replacements may be drawn from the outside ("an outside man") or from within the organization. 5. Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc. Example: Although a marriage to "one of ours" was encouraged, an outside marriage was not condemned if it would be to a believer of a similar faith. Some of the immigrants' children married Australians and joined Australian Churches. 6. Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate. Example: The first pitch is ... just a bit outside. 7. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum. Example: an outside estimate 8. Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right. Labels: UK Example: the outside lane of the motorway 9. Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right. Labels: US Example: the outside lane of the highway 10. Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.) Example: Isaac Nathan's Christian wife served as godmother to his outside son, born after their Christian marriage. She allowed the boy, but not his mother, to live with her, her husband, and their two children. Example: An 'outside wife' has limited social recognition and status because her husband typically refuses to declare her publicly as his wife. She also has much less social and politico-jural recognition than an 'inside wife' [...]