inner

Everyday

1. Inner means inside, or nearer the middle of something. tree →
2. Inner describes private thoughts and feelings that you do not show, like your inner self. tree →

In the lessons

In science, the inner ear helps you hear and balance; the Earth has an inner core and an outer core; the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. In geography, the inner city is the busy central part of a city. In feelings lessons, your inner voice is the voice of your own thoughts. Phrases: «inner circle», «inner city», «inner core», «inner ear», «inner tube», «inner peace», «inner strength».

Examples

• The inner planets are closer to the Sun. tree →
• The Earth's inner core is solid metal. tree →
• The inner ear helps you keep your balance. tree →
• She showed great inner strength. tree →
• Draw an inner circle and an outer circle. tree →
• He lives in the inner city. tree →
• The bike's inner tube had a puncture. tree →
• Listen to your inner voice when something feels wrong. tree →
• In the inner garden there were very many deer. tree →

Note

Inner is used before a noun: «the inner part», not «the part is inner». Opposite: outer. Similar: inside, internal. «Innermost» means deepest inside.

In Jewish tradition

In science, the inner ear helps you hear and balance; the Earth has an inner core and an outer core; the inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. In geography, the inner city is the busy central part of a city. In feelings lessons, your inner voice is the voice of your own thoughts. Phrases: «inner circle», «inner city», «inner core», «inner ear», «inner tube», «inner peace», «inner strength».

Examples

• Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. (Prophets JDG.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. (Prophets 1KI.20.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now the temple, and the inner place, and the porches of the court, (Prophets EZK.41.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Inner is used before a noun: «the inner part», not «the part is inner». Opposite: outer. Similar: inside, internal. «Innermost» means deepest inside.