Therein vs Inside - What's the difference?
therein | inside |
(pronominal) in that; in him/her/it
* My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein . — George Washington
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
*:"Ha," said Robin, "comest thou from Locksley Town? Well do I know that fair place for miles about, and well do I know each hedgerow and gentle pebbly stream, and even all the bright little fishes therein , for there I was born and bred. Now, where goest thou with thy meat, my fair friend?"
The interior or inner or lesser part.
* (William Shakespeare)
* , chapter=4
, title= The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
(colloquial) (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
(dated, UK, colloquial) A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.
* The Anti-Jacobin
* (Charles Dickens), (The Pickwick Papers)
Within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.
Within or towards the interior of something, especially a building.
(colloquial) In prison.
Originating from or arranged by someone inside an organisation.
(baseball) A pitch that is toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
Nearer to the interior of a running track, horse racing course etc.
As adverbs the difference between therein and inside
is that therein is (pronominal) in that; in him/her/it while inside is within or towards the interior of something, especially a building.As a noun inside is
the interior or inner or lesser part.As a preposition inside is
within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference.As an adjective inside is
originating from or arranged by someone inside an organisation.therein
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*inside
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Noun
(en noun)- Looked he o' the inside of the paper?
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- So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides .
- So, what between Mr. Dowler's stories, and Mrs. Dowler's charms, and Mr. Pickwick's good humour, and Mr. Winkle's good listening, the insides contrived to be very companionable all the way.
Preposition
(English prepositions)- He placed the letter inside the envelope.
Adverb
(en adverb)- It started raining, so I went inside .
- He's inside , doing a stretch for burglary.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The reporter had received inside information about the forthcoming takeover.
- The robbery was planned by the security guard: it was an inside job.
- They wanted to know the inside story behind the celebrity's fall from grace.
- The first pitch is ... just a bit inside .
- Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an inside lane.