inward
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wərd adverb Also, in·wards.
1.
toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
2.
into or toward the mind or soul: He turned his thoughts inward.
3.
Obsolete.
a.
on the inside or interior.
b.
in the mind or soul; mentally or spiritually.
adjective
4.
proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
5.
situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal: an inward room.
6.
pertaining to the inside or inner part.
7.
located within the body: the inward parts.
8.
pertaining to the inside of the body: inward convulsions.
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noun
15.
the inward or internal part; the inside.
16.
inwards, the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | going or directed towards the middle of or into something |
| 2. | situated within; inside |
| 3. | of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit: inward meditation |
| 4. | of one's own country or a specific country: inward investment |
| —adv | |
| 5. | a variant of inwards |
| —n | |
| 6. | the inward part; inside |
| 'inwardness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
inward
O.E. inneweard, from P.Gmc. *inwarth "inward" (cf. O.N. innanverðr, O.H.G. inwart, M.Du. inwaert), from root of O.E. inne "in" + -weard (see -ward).
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Example sentences
Another theory suggests that the exterior columns pulled inward, giving in to floor joists weakened by raging fires.
The stone line is relatively straight but curves inward at one point.
Ugandans tended to greet them with outward courtesy and inward skepticism.
It becomes an open diary or confessional booth, where inward thoughts are publicly aired.
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