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inward

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in⋅ward

  [in-werd]
Use inward in a Sentence
–adverb Also, inwards.
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.
9. inland: inward passage.
10. mental or spiritual; inner: inward peace.
11. muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
12. private or secret.
13. closely personal; intimate.
14. Archaic. pertaining to the homeland; domestic.
–noun
15. the inward or internal part; the inside.
16. inwards, the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE inweard. See in, -ward
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in·ward   (ĭn'wərd)   
adj.  

  1. Located inside; inner.

  2. Directed or moving toward the interior: an inward flow.

  3. Of, relating to, or existing in the thoughts or mind: inward doubts.

  4. Intimate; familiar: is inward with the right people.

adv.   also in·wards (-wərdz)

  1. Toward the inside, center, or interior.

  2. Toward the mind or the self: thoughts turned inward.

n.  

  1. An inner or central part.

  2. An inner essence or spirit.

  3. inwards Entrails; innards.


[Middle English, from Old English inweard; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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