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# externally

«externally» in Mova's school dictionary: **on the outside or from the outside** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (externally); adjective external

### meaning for a pupil

1) Externally means on the outside or from the outside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#m1)

2) Externally can mean from outside a group or organisation, such as externally marked exams. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In medicine and safety, «for external use only» on a cream means put it on your skin, never swallow it. In maths and geometry, the external angle is outside a shape. In school, externally marked tests are marked by people from outside the school. Phrases: externally applied, externally marked, external angle.

### examples

- This cream should be used externally only — do not swallow it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x1)
- Externally, the house looked fine, but inside it was a mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x2)
- The exam papers are marked externally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x3)
- The mirror is externally damaged but still works. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x4)
- He looked calm externally, but inside he was nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x5)
- The heater is mounted externally on the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x6)
- He consulted many doctors far and near, and took all kinds of medicines both internally and externally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/#x7)

### note

Opposite: internally. Safety: «For external use only» means on the skin, not to eat or drink. In maths: an exterior (external) angle plus the interior angle at the same corner make 180°.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «externally» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/externally/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.