See Also: as 1, preposition, adverb(dictionary)
outside 1, adverb, preposition(dictionary)
through 1, preposition, adverb(dictionary)
behind 1, preposition, adverb(dictionary)
near 1, adverb, preposition(dictionary)
above 1, adverb, preposition(dictionary)
beyond 1, preposition, adverb(dictionary)
up 1, adverb, preposition, adjective(dictionary)
past 2, preposition, adverb(dictionary)
after 1, preposition, conjunction, adverb(dictionary)

outside 1, adverb, preposition (oh)



a) not inside a building
-synonym outdoors outdoors
-opposite inside inside
::When we got up, it was still dark outside.
::Go and play outside.
see usage note out 1
b) not inside a building or room but close to it
::Could you wait outside please.
::I'll meet you outside the theatre at 2 o'clock.
outside of
AmE
::Several people were standing in the hallway outside of his room.
c) out of a building or room
::We went outside to see what was happening.
::I opened the door and looked outside.
a) not in a particular city, country etc
::She often travels outside the UK.
b) close to a place, city etc but not in it
::We camped a few miles outside the town.
::Bolton is a mill town just outside Manchester.
outside of
AmE
::Maritza, 19, lives in Everett, outside of Boston.
beyond the limits or range of a situation, activity etc
-opposite within within
-see also beyond beyond
::It's outside my experience, I'm afraid.
outside of
especially AmE
::children born outside of marriage
if someone is outside a group of people, an organization etc, they do not belong to it
::Few people outside the government realized what was happening.
from outside (sth)
::The university administrators ignored criticism from outside.
::Management consultants were brought in from outside the company.
outside of sb/sth
informal especially AmE apart from a particular person or thing
-synonym except except
::Outside of love, the best thing you can give a child is attention.
::I'm taking one big trip this summer, but outside of that I'll be around.
if the time that someone takes to do something, especially finish a race, is outside a particular time, it is greater than that time
::He finished in 10 minutes 22.4 seconds, 4 seconds outside the record.