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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#m1)

2) Inner describes private thoughts and feelings that you do not show, like your inner self. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x1)
- The Earth's inner core is solid metal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x2)
- The inner ear helps you keep your balance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x3)
- She showed great inner strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x4)
- Draw an inner circle and an outer circle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x5)
- He lives in the inner city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x6)
- The bike's inner tube had a puncture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x7)
- Listen to your inner voice when something feels wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x8)
- In the inner garden there were very many deer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inner/#x9)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/292-dogs-from-wolves-to-best-friends-living-with-dogs-today/12/)
- ["Inner city" (especially US) is often used to mean a poor urban neighbourhood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/19-money-and-poverty/21/)
- [The inner ear has a balance organ that senses how your head moves and tilts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/10/)
- [Spinning round fast confuses the balance organ in your inner ear, and that is why you feel dizzy afterwards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/2-balance-and-falling-well/11/)
- [Your body has an inner clock that likes regular times.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/39-time-and-routines/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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