/də.ɔʁ/

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Translation

outside

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Word origin

From de ('from') plus Old French fors ('outside'), from Latin foris ('out of doors'), from fores ('door').

Origin
Latin
Root
foris
English cognates
foreign, forest

Examples

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The children are playing outside despite the cold.

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He prefers to work outside when the weather is nice.

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Let the cat outside, it wants to go for a walk.

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Put the dog outside before going to work.

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Outside, the wind was blowing hard against the windows.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 10: dehors, monter, euh and 7 more words.