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# inner

adjective

«inner» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Inner means inside, or nearer the middle of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#m1)
2. Inner describes private thoughts and feelings that you do not show, like your inner self. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, the inner ear helps you hear and balance; the Earth has an inner core and an outer core; the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. In geography, the inner city is the busy central part of a city. In feelings lessons, your inner voice is the voice of your own thoughts. Phrases: «inner circle», «inner city», «inner core», «inner ear», «inner tube», «inner peace», «inner strength».

### Examples

- The inner planets are closer to the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x1)
- The Earth's inner core is solid metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x2)
- The inner ear helps you keep your balance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x3)
- She showed great inner strength. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x4)
- Draw an inner circle and an outer circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x5)
- He lives in the inner city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x6)
- The bike's inner tube had a puncture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x7)
- Listen to your inner voice when something feels wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x8)
- In the inner garden there were very many deer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x9)

### Note

Inner is used before a noun: «the inner part», not «the part is inner». Opposite: outer. Similar: inside, internal. «Innermost» means deepest inside.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, the inner ear helps you hear and balance; the Earth has an inner core and an outer core; the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. In geography, the inner city is the busy central part of a city. In feelings lessons, your inner voice is the voice of your own thoughts. Phrases: «inner circle», «inner city», «inner core», «inner ear», «inner tube», «inner peace», «inner strength».

### Examples

- Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. (Prophets JDG.16.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inner/#x1)
- And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. (Prophets 1KI.20.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inner/#x2)
- Now the temple, and the inner place, and the porches of the court, (Prophets EZK.41.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inner/#x3)

### Note

Inner is used before a noun: «the inner part», not «the part is inner». Opposite: outer. Similar: inside, internal. «Innermost» means deepest inside.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inner» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inner.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «inner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inner/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inner» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/inner.html) on Mova free.