- on or to the inside
- She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside.
- He went inside (= indoors) to get his car keys.
- ‘Get inside!’ he said and closed the door.
- We had to move inside (= indoors) when it started to rain.
- (figurative) I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside.
- (informal) in prison
- He was sentenced to three years inside.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the interior of the body): from in + side.
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