Outside society meaning

If you are outside, you are not inside a building but are quite close to it

'Was the car inside the garage?'—'No, it was still outside

' I stepped outside and pulled up my collar against the cold mist

Outside, the light was fading rapidly

The shouting outside grew louder

He is hoping to recruit a chairman from outside the company

Outside a particular institution or field of activity means in other fields of activity or in general life

The condition is practically unknown outside psychiatry clinics

Word forms: plural outsides language note: The form outside of can also be used as a preposition

This form is more usual in American English

The outside of something is the part which surrounds or encloses the rest of it

Cook over a fairly high heat until the outsides are browned