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outwith

Preposition CEFR C2 Specialized
aʊtˈwɪð

Definitions

Outside; beyond; outside of.

Scotland

Equivalents

Françaishors
Deutschaußerhalb
العربيةخارج
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Nederlandsbuiten

Examples

“All at once he’d wanted to buy⟳ a place⟳ there, but it had been too isolated for his wife – and outwith their means anyway.”
“2004, Official Journal of the European Union, 24.7.2004, C190/10, reporting on a judgment of the European Court of Justice. Finally, the Court failed to examine⟳, and thus to show⟳, in what way such differentiated treatment is objectively justified. The fact that it is the result⟳ of circumstances outwith the control⟳ of the Communities does not constitute such justification […] .”
“It is not acceptable to have⟳ EU-US deals on extradition, information collection and exchange⟳, and border⟳ controls which are cooked up in secret and outwith the democratic control⟳ of the European and national parliaments.”
“Although Burton’s work⟳ lies outwith the scope of the current book, Cockburn’s response reveals a great deal⟳ about how Hume and his works were received in Scotland in the half century after his death […].”
“These spent convictions for most purposes only fall⟳ outwith the scope of the exception of section 4(3)(b) if they are not included in a higher level disclosure sent in connection with the profession, office, type⟳ of employment, occupation, decision or proposed decision to which the exception would otherwise apply⟳.”
“To others, it is an escape⟳, a chance to think⟳ of ways of life outwith those we experience⟳ now […].”
“Trams are one of the easiest ways to get⟳ to and from the airport with fast and frequent services to Edinburgh city centre. Trams depart every 7 minutes, between 7am and 7pm, and every 15 minutes outwith these hours, with an end-to-end journey of just 30 minutes.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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