I. (ˌ)in-ˈsīd, ˈin-ˌ noun
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : an interior or internal part or place : the part within
b. : inward nature, thoughts, or feeling
c. : viscera , entrails — usually used in plural
2. : an inner side or surface
3.
a. : a position of power, trust, or familiarity
only someone on the inside could have told
b. : confidential information
has the inside on what happened at the convention
4. : the area nearest a specified or implied point of reference: as
a. : the side of home plate nearest the batter
b. : the middle portion of a playing area
c. : the area near or underneath the basket in basketball
II. adverb
Date: 15th century
1. : on the inner side
2. : in or into the interior
stayed inside during the storm
3. : to or on the inside
4. : in prison
III. adjective
Date: 1611
1. : of, relating to, or being on or near the inside
an inside pitch
2.
a. : relating or known to a select group
inside information
b. : behind-the-scenes
IV. preposition
Date: 1791
1.
a. : in or into or as if in or into the interior of
waited inside the church
b. : on the inner side of
just inside the door
2. : within
inside an hour