inner

«inner» in Mova's school dictionary: inside, or nearer the middle of something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 the corpora

• Dogs have a special eyebrow muscle, which wolves mostly lack, that lifts the inner eyebrow to make puppy eyes.
• "Inner city" (especially US) is often used to mean a poor urban neighbourhood.
• The inner ear has a balance organ that senses how your head moves and tilts.
• Spinning round fast confuses the balance organ in your inner ear, and that is why you feel dizzy afterwards.
• Your body has an inner clock that likes regular times.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.