out|sell /aʊ tse l/ (outsells , outselling , outsold ) VERB If one product outsells another product, the first product is sold more quickly or in larger quantities than the second. [BUSINESS ] □ [V n] The company consistently outsells all other European designers.
out|set /aʊ tset/ PHRASE If something happens at the outset of an event, process, or period of time, it happens at the beginning of it. If something happens from the outset it happens from the beginning and continues to happen. □ Decide at the outset what kind of learning programme you want to follow. □ From the outset he had put his trust in me, the son of his old friend.
out|shine /aʊ tʃa I n/ (outshines , outshining , outshone ) VERB If you outshine someone at a particular activity, you are much better at it than they are. □ [V n] Jesse has begun to outshine me in sports.
out|side ◆◆◆ /aʊ tsa I d/ (outsides ) The form outside of can also be used as a preposition. This form is more usual in American English. 1 N‑COUNT The outside of something is the part which surrounds or encloses the rest of it. □ [+ of ] …the outside of the building. □ Cook over a fairly high heat until the outsides are browned. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Outside is also an adjective. □ …high up on the outside wall.
2 ADV [be ADV , ADV after v, n ADV ] 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.'. □ Outside, the light was fading rapidly. □ The shouting outside grew louder. ● PREP Outside is also a preposition. □ The victim was outside a shop when he was attacked. ● ADJ [ADJ n] Outside is also an adjective. □ …the outside temperature. □ …an outside toilet.
3 PREP If you are outside a room, you are not in it but are in the passage or area next to it. □ She'd sent him outside the classroom. □ He stood in the narrow hallway just outside the door. ● ADV [ADV after v, n ADV ] Outside is also an adverb. □ They heard voices coming from outside in the corridor.
4 ADJ [ADJ n] When you talk about the outside world, you are referring to things that happen or exist in places other than your own home or community. □ …a side of Morris's character she hid carefully from the outside world. □ It's important to have outside interests. ● ADV [ADV after v] Outside is also an adverb. □ The scheme was good for the prisoners because it brought them outside into the community.
5 PREP People or things outside a country, town, or region are not in it. □ …an old castle outside Budapest. □ By broadcasting from 'pirate' radio ships based outside British territorial waters, they avoided official regulation. ● N‑SING Outside is also a noun. □ Peace cannot be imposed from the outside by the United States or anyone else.
6 ADJ [ADJ n] On a road with two separate carriageways, the outside lanes are the ones which are closest to its centre. Compare inside . □ It was travelling in the outside lane at 78mph.
7 ADJ [ADJ n] Outside people or organizations are not part of a particular organization or group. □ The company now makes much greater use of outside consultants. ● PREP Outside is also a preposition. □ He is hoping to recruit a chairman from outside the company.
8 PREP Outside a particular institution or field of activity means in other fields of activity or in general life. □ …the largest merger ever to take place outside the oil industry.
9 PREP Something that is outside a particular range of things is not included within it. □ She is a beautiful boat, but way, way outside my price range.
10 PREP Something that happens outside a particular period of time happens at a different time from the one mentioned. □ They are open outside normal daily banking hours.
11 PHRASE You use at the outside to say that you think that a particular amount is the largest possible in a particular situation, or that a particular time is the latest possible time for something to happen. □ Give yourself forty minutes at the outside.
ou t|side broa d|cast (outside broadcasts ) N‑COUNT An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air. [BRIT ] in AM, use remote broadcast
out|sid|er /aʊ tsa I də r / (outsiders )
1 N‑COUNT An outsider is someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization. □ The most likely outcome may be to subcontract much of the work to an outsider.
2 N‑COUNT An outsider is someone who is not accepted by a particular group, or who feels that they do not belong in it. □ Malone, a cop, felt as much an outsider as any of them.
3 N‑COUNT In a competition, an outsider is a competitor who is unlikely to win. □ He was an outsider in the race to be the new U.N. Secretary-General.
out|size /aʊ tsa I z/ also outsized ADJ [usu ADJ n] Outsize or outsized things are much larger than usual or much larger than you would expect. [BRIT ] □ …an outsize pair of scissors.
out|skirts /aʊ tskɜː r ts/ N‑PLURAL The outskirts of a city or town are the parts of it that are farthest away from its centre. □ [+ of ] Hours later we reached the outskirts of New York.
out|smart /aʊ tsmɑː r t/ (outsmarts , outsmarting , outsmarted ) VERB If you outsmart someone, you defeat them or gain an advantage over them in a clever and sometimes dishonest way. □ [V n] Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out ways to outsmart her.