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# outdoor

adjective (outdoor: outdoor games); related adverb (outdoors)

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

## Everyday

Outdoor describes things that happen, are used or are found outside, not inside a building, like outdoor games or an outdoor pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school: outdoor play, outdoor learning, outdoor PE, outdoor education trips. Safety in outdoor life: sun cream and a hat in sun, a coat in cold, staying with your group, and knowing what to do near water, fire and wild animals. Phrases: «outdoor activities», «outdoor clothes», «the great outdoors» (nature), «outdoor shoes».

### Examples

- We have outdoor PE on Fridays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x1)
- The town has an outdoor swimming pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x2)
- Put on your outdoor shoes before you go in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x3)
- Hiking and camping are popular outdoor activities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x4)
- The museum has an outdoor play area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x5)
- Wear sun cream for outdoor games in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x6)
- We love the great outdoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x7)
- Prince Asmund dearly loved all outdoor sports and an open-air life, and from his earliest childhood he had longed to live entirely in the forest close by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outdoor/#x8)

### Note

«Outdoor» goes before a noun: «an outdoor pool». «Outdoors» (with s) is an adverb or noun: «We played outdoors», «the great outdoors». Opposite: «indoor / indoors». «Outside» works in both ways.

## On Mova

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