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adjective, adverb, preposition
  1. 1
    within the inner part or area of something
    1. a.
      used for saying that someone or something is in a room or building, especially when you are outside

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Inside a place, object or building: inside, indoors, interior, in, inner, into, internal, within... more
    2. b.
      enclosed in a container or space

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Surrounded and surrounding: inside, surrounding, enclosed, around, in, round, about, hedged in with/by, in the round... more
    3. c.
      on the inner side of something

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Inside a place, object or building: inside, indoors, interior, in, inner, into, internal, within... more
    4. d.
      within an area or country

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Inside a place, object or building: inside, indoors, interior, in, inner, into, internal, within... more
    5. e.
      in the inner part of something

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Inside a place, object or building: inside, indoors, interior, in, inner, into, internal, within... more
  2. 2
    moving or looking into something
    1. a.
      into a building
    2. b.
      into an enclosed container or empty space

      *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

      Surrounded and surrounding: inside, surrounding, enclosed, around, in, round, about, hedged in with/by, in the round... more
  6. 6
    done in less than a particular amount of time

    *Synonyms or related words for this sense of inside*

    General words referring to time: then, all, last, when, sometime, whenever, here, until, before, this... more

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