external
Outside of something; on the exteriorOutside of something; on the exterior.
» I have three external hard drives.
У мене три зовнішніх жорстких диски.
Meaning
11 sensesOutside of something; on the exterior.
This building has some external pipework.
coming from the outside
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
(relational)Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
Capable of being perceived outwardly.
Having merely the outward appearance of something.
purely outward or superficial
Not intrinsic or essential.
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
external authority, external force
Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
external trade or commerce; the external relations of a state or kingdom
Having existence independent of the mind.
external reality
For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
external degrees
Not contained in the main computer.
Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
Examples
70 sentencesI have three external hard drives.
У мене три зовнішніх жорстких диски.
Save it on the external hard drive.
ruСохрани это на внешнем жёстком диске.
deSpeichere es auf der externen Festplatte!
Tom backed everything up on an external hard drive.
ruТом сохранил все данные на внешний жёсткий диск.
Luckily, it's all backed up on my external hard drive.
Tom accidentally deleted all the files on one of his external hard disks.
ruТом случайно удалил все файлы на одном из своих внешних жёстких дисков.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin externus (“outward, external”), from exter/eFrom Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin externus (“outward, external”), from exter/exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
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Forms
more external, most external| Comparative | more external Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most external Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- from or between other countries:internationaloutside
- coming from the outside:extraneousoutside
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
30 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form