- forming the inner part of something; not on the outside
- the inside pages of a newspaper
- an inside pocket
- (British English) I was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road).
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- known or done by somebody in a group or an organization
- inside information
- Any newspaper would pay big money to get the inside story on her marriage.
- The robbery appeared to have been an inside job.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the interior of the body): from in + side.
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