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# inside

preposition (inside the box); adverb (go inside); noun (the inside, insides); adjective (an inside pocket)

«inside» 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. Inside means in something, within its walls or edges: inside the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#m1)
2. As an adverb, inside means in or into a building: Let's go inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#m2)
3. The inside of something is its inner part or surface. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#m3)
4. Inside can mean in your mind or feelings: Inside, she felt nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#m4)
5. Inside out means with the inner side turned to the outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths, things in a container or group (counted), or the space within a shape (area); points inside or outside a shape. In science, inside the body, inside a seed, inside the Earth. In everyday life and safety: play inside when it storms, stay inside during a fire alarm only if told to. In stories: what is inside the mysterious box? Phrases: «inside out», «go inside», «inside and out», «on the inside».

### Examples

- There are 6 eggs inside each box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x1)
- How many sweets are inside the jar? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x2)
- Find the area inside the square. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x3)
- 4 children play inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x4)
- It's raining, so we'll stay inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x5)
- Your jumper is on inside out! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x6)
- Inside the shell there was a tiny chick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x7)
- Inside, Tom felt sad, but he smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x8)
- The inside of the cake was still soft. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x9)
- Mark the points inside the circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x10)
- He peeped inside the closet--no one! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inside/#x11)

### Note

Inside of is used in American English («inside of the box»); «inside the box» is fine everywhere. Opposite: outside. «X inside each» is a group size for multiplying. Trap: the space inside a shape is area, the edge around it is perimeter.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, things in a container or group (counted), or the space within a shape (area); points inside or outside a shape. In science, inside the body, inside a seed, inside the Earth. In everyday life and safety: play inside when it storms, stay inside during a fire alarm only if told to. In stories: what is inside the mysterious box? Phrases: «inside out», «go inside», «inside and out», «on the inside».

### Examples

- He made the pillars thereof of silver, the top thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, the inside thereof being inlaid with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem. (Writings SNG.3.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/inside/#x1)

### Note

Inside of is used in American English («inside of the box»); «inside the box» is fine everywhere. Opposite: outside. «X inside each» is a group size for multiplying. Trap: the space inside a shape is area, the edge around it is perimeter.

## On Mova

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