Definition of inward in English:

inward

adjective ˈɪnwədˈɪnwərd

1attributive Directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in from outside.
inward mail
a graceful inward movement of her wrist
Example sentencesExamples
- The houses of well-to-do Mexicans have been inward looking, towards a patio, since colonial times.
- Voice is the sound produced by the inward movement of vocal cords when the air from lungs passes through and brings the vocal cords together.
- To the lay reader, may I repeat the Government's basic proposal, which is to stop any stock moving off a farm for a 20-day period following an inward movement onto the farm.
- Manufacturing a swamped barrel involves tapering it inward towards the center point and flaring the muzzle and breech ends outward for balance.
- Researchers at the Koestler Unit think that vision may involve a two-way process, an inward movement of light and an outward projection of mental images.
- The required interval between inward and outward movements in a herd has been reduced from twenty days to seven days.
- She turned her face inward towards his shirt, breathing in deeply, then exhaling, her breath tickling his chest through the material.
- It is a common fault for a swimmer to start turning the head for the inward breath before the forward hand has entered the water.
- Rims of individual leaf bases oxidize first, with the oxidation front proceeding inward or across the leaf base.
- The ‘solidification front’ then proceeded inward as the basalt continued cooling.
- You can feel it, like a thunderstorm just off the edge of the horizon, when the leaves on the trees curl inward and the air feels charged and the hair stands up on your arm.
- Orthotic devices also help reduce over-pronation, which occurs when the arch slopes inward, causing the outside of the heel to keel instead of remaining flat.
- Evidently Stickel did not consider the possibility that a plumber might have dug inward from outside the building and down just enough to repair malfunctioning plumbing.
- Specifically, the normally green stems began to discolor (turn brown) from the outside of the tree inward.
- It turned with a click, and the door swung inward to allow them inside.
- A large amount of matter, left over from a supernova explosion spiraling inward towards an invisible black center.
- It is best planted with the root ball on a slight inward angle towards your object being covered, at the same height as was potted.
- These molecules have their headgroup regions pointing outward into the solvent and the carbon chain directed inward toward each other.
- If the singer takes a good breath and exhales on an ‘f’ sound he or she will feel the gradual upward and inward movement balanced by internal pressures.
- The best way to utilize the platforms would be to Fold the fleet into the enemy's path outside them, moving inward, with the platforms just out of range.
Synonyms
towards the inside, going in, ingoing
concave
1. 1.1 Existing within the mind, soul, or spirit, and often not expressed.
  she felt an inward sense of release
  Example sentencesExamples
  Protagoras, Parmenides, Democritus and Socrates looked inward to the human mind and there discovered logos, Human Reason.
  We'll look at all of these as we journey inward to our soul, outward to our world, and together into our community.
  We might also remark upon his buoyancy, an inward easiness of spirit.
  God's Kingdom wasn't a state of mind, or a sense of inward peace.
  His mind turned briefly inward, prodding gently at its privacy shield.
  He began to look inward to his soul and he discovered that he could no longer reconcile his life in the material world and his quest for higher spiritual truth.
  The Ancient ones slowly became bored of our land and slowly faded away, becoming more inward and secretive, within years they were all but legend.
  She leaned back a bit and closed her eyes, shutting out the world and turning her mind inward…
  Pratyaahaar means withdrawal of senses from their objects and turning the mind inward.
  To many what most mattered was the inward purification of the soul; sacrifices, images, and external ceremonies of any kind were a distraction, at best symbols.
  The spiral turns inward, twisting the soul of society into an alienated artificiality.
  It was as if the outward fear and trembling inherent in the century of mass death had taken inward hold within James's own family.
  The Spirit himself endorses our inward conviction that we really are the children of God.
  For they are the inward actions of the mind in the spirits of the braine, whilest the bodie is occupied with sleepe: for as touching the mind it selfe, it never sleepeth.
  It's a place where the eye and the spirit turns inward.
  His mind was still fixed inward, on the self he so loathed.
  The image of Saint Ambrose elevates the worshiper's mind to an inward vision through his intensity of concentration.
  Is it not time they stopped looking outward with an open purse and started looking inward with an open mind?
  Synonyms
  internal, inner, interior, inside, innermost
  private, personal, hidden, secret, veiled, masked, concealed, unexpressed, unrevealed
  intimate, confidential
  informal bottled up
  archaic privy

adverb ˈɪnwədˈɪnwərd

variant of inwards
Example sentencesExamples
- As soon as the horse begins to turn, which should happen inward toward the center and you, and as his flanks are in front of you, you drive them as before by stepping in towards them.
- Do not roll your knees inward, toward each other.
- With no further warning, Valdaer swung his blades inward, toward the jar in front of him.
- Thirty degree medial rotation may be seen by rolling the arm inward and turning the palm toward the body.
Synonyms
inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within
inwards, inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within

Origin

Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward).

Definition of inward in US English:

inward

adjectiveˈinwərdˈɪnwərd

1attributive Directed or proceeding toward the inside; coming in from outside.
a graceful inward movement of her wrist
the inward rush of air
Example sentencesExamples
- Researchers at the Koestler Unit think that vision may involve a two-way process, an inward movement of light and an outward projection of mental images.
- You can feel it, like a thunderstorm just off the edge of the horizon, when the leaves on the trees curl inward and the air feels charged and the hair stands up on your arm.
- A large amount of matter, left over from a supernova explosion spiraling inward towards an invisible black center.
- To the lay reader, may I repeat the Government's basic proposal, which is to stop any stock moving off a farm for a 20-day period following an inward movement onto the farm.
- The required interval between inward and outward movements in a herd has been reduced from twenty days to seven days.
- If the singer takes a good breath and exhales on an ‘f’ sound he or she will feel the gradual upward and inward movement balanced by internal pressures.
- The best way to utilize the platforms would be to Fold the fleet into the enemy's path outside them, moving inward, with the platforms just out of range.
- The ‘solidification front’ then proceeded inward as the basalt continued cooling.
- Specifically, the normally green stems began to discolor (turn brown) from the outside of the tree inward.
- Evidently Stickel did not consider the possibility that a plumber might have dug inward from outside the building and down just enough to repair malfunctioning plumbing.
- Manufacturing a swamped barrel involves tapering it inward towards the center point and flaring the muzzle and breech ends outward for balance.
- These molecules have their headgroup regions pointing outward into the solvent and the carbon chain directed inward toward each other.
- The houses of well-to-do Mexicans have been inward looking, towards a patio, since colonial times.
- It is a common fault for a swimmer to start turning the head for the inward breath before the forward hand has entered the water.
- It turned with a click, and the door swung inward to allow them inside.
- Voice is the sound produced by the inward movement of vocal cords when the air from lungs passes through and brings the vocal cords together.
- Orthotic devices also help reduce over-pronation, which occurs when the arch slopes inward, causing the outside of the heel to keel instead of remaining flat.
- Rims of individual leaf bases oxidize first, with the oxidation front proceeding inward or across the leaf base.
- It is best planted with the root ball on a slight inward angle towards your object being covered, at the same height as was potted.
- She turned her face inward towards his shirt, breathing in deeply, then exhaling, her breath tickling his chest through the material.
Synonyms
towards the inside, going in, ingoing
1. 1.1 Existing within the mind, soul, or spirit, and often not expressed.
  she felt an inward sense of release
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Spirit himself endorses our inward conviction that we really are the children of God.
  God's Kingdom wasn't a state of mind, or a sense of inward peace.
  His mind was still fixed inward, on the self he so loathed.
  It was as if the outward fear and trembling inherent in the century of mass death had taken inward hold within James's own family.
  Protagoras, Parmenides, Democritus and Socrates looked inward to the human mind and there discovered logos, Human Reason.
  For they are the inward actions of the mind in the spirits of the braine, whilest the bodie is occupied with sleepe: for as touching the mind it selfe, it never sleepeth.
  His mind turned briefly inward, prodding gently at its privacy shield.
  Is it not time they stopped looking outward with an open purse and started looking inward with an open mind?
  Pratyaahaar means withdrawal of senses from their objects and turning the mind inward.
  We'll look at all of these as we journey inward to our soul, outward to our world, and together into our community.
  The image of Saint Ambrose elevates the worshiper's mind to an inward vision through his intensity of concentration.
  She leaned back a bit and closed her eyes, shutting out the world and turning her mind inward…
  The Ancient ones slowly became bored of our land and slowly faded away, becoming more inward and secretive, within years they were all but legend.
  To many what most mattered was the inward purification of the soul; sacrifices, images, and external ceremonies of any kind were a distraction, at best symbols.
  The spiral turns inward, twisting the soul of society into an alienated artificiality.
  We might also remark upon his buoyancy, an inward easiness of spirit.
  He began to look inward to his soul and he discovered that he could no longer reconcile his life in the material world and his quest for higher spiritual truth.
  It's a place where the eye and the spirit turns inward.
  Synonyms
  internal, inner, interior, inside, innermost

adverbˈinwərdˈɪnwərd

1Toward the inside.
the door began to swing inward
Example sentencesExamples
- Thirty degree medial rotation may be seen by rolling the arm inward and turning the palm toward the body.
- With no further warning, Valdaer swung his blades inward, toward the jar in front of him.
- As soon as the horse begins to turn, which should happen inward toward the center and you, and as his flanks are in front of you, you drive them as before by stepping in towards them.
- Do not roll your knees inward, toward each other.
Synonyms
inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within
inwards, inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within
1. 1.1 Into or toward the mind, spirit, or soul.
  people must look inward to gain insight into their own stress
  Example sentencesExamples
  Once we become bereft of God, spirituality becomes privatized, shunts inward, molts off the social, longs for private rather than profound truths.
  This is a night of turning inward and seeking guidance for the spiritual journey ahead that the long winter will bring.
  Their eyes could only look inward at the torn fabric of souls once made whole by a holy presence that sought and wanted them.
  The efforts of the early reformers aimed to focus worshipers' eyes inward to the soul and tune their ears to words of Scripture read and gospel preached.
  Synonyms
  inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within

Origin

Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward).

单词	inward
释义	Definition of inward in English: inward adjective ˈɪnwədˈɪnwərd 1attributive Directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in from outside. inward mail a graceful inward movement of her wrist Example sentencesExamples The houses of well-to-do Mexicans have been inward looking, towards a patio, since colonial times. Voice is the sound produced by the inward movement of vocal cords when the air from lungs passes through and brings the vocal cords together. To the lay reader, may I repeat the Government's basic proposal, which is to stop any stock moving off a farm for a 20-day period following an inward movement onto the farm. Manufacturing a swamped barrel involves tapering it inward towards the center point and flaring the muzzle and breech ends outward for balance. Researchers at the Koestler Unit think that vision may involve a two-way process, an inward movement of light and an outward projection of mental images. The required interval between inward and outward movements in a herd has been reduced from twenty days to seven days. She turned her face inward towards his shirt, breathing in deeply, then exhaling, her breath tickling his chest through the material. It is a common fault for a swimmer to start turning the head for the inward breath before the forward hand has entered the water. Rims of individual leaf bases oxidize first, with the oxidation front proceeding inward or across the leaf base. The ‘solidification front’ then proceeded inward as the basalt continued cooling. You can feel it, like a thunderstorm just off the edge of the horizon, when the leaves on the trees curl inward and the air feels charged and the hair stands up on your arm. Orthotic devices also help reduce over-pronation, which occurs when the arch slopes inward, causing the outside of the heel to keel instead of remaining flat. Evidently Stickel did not consider the possibility that a plumber might have dug inward from outside the building and down just enough to repair malfunctioning plumbing. Specifically, the normally green stems began to discolor (turn brown) from the outside of the tree inward. It turned with a click, and the door swung inward to allow them inside. A large amount of matter, left over from a supernova explosion spiraling inward towards an invisible black center. It is best planted with the root ball on a slight inward angle towards your object being covered, at the same height as was potted. These molecules have their headgroup regions pointing outward into the solvent and the carbon chain directed inward toward each other. If the singer takes a good breath and exhales on an ‘f’ sound he or she will feel the gradual upward and inward movement balanced by internal pressures. The best way to utilize the platforms would be to Fold the fleet into the enemy's path outside them, moving inward, with the platforms just out of range. Synonyms towards the inside, going in, ingoing concave 1.1 Existing within the mind, soul, or spirit, and often not expressed. she felt an inward sense of release Example sentencesExamples Protagoras, Parmenides, Democritus and Socrates looked inward to the human mind and there discovered logos, Human Reason. We'll look at all of these as we journey inward to our soul, outward to our world, and together into our community. We might also remark upon his buoyancy, an inward easiness of spirit. God's Kingdom wasn't a state of mind, or a sense of inward peace. His mind turned briefly inward, prodding gently at its privacy shield. He began to look inward to his soul and he discovered that he could no longer reconcile his life in the material world and his quest for higher spiritual truth. The Ancient ones slowly became bored of our land and slowly faded away, becoming more inward and secretive, within years they were all but legend. She leaned back a bit and closed her eyes, shutting out the world and turning her mind inward… Pratyaahaar means withdrawal of senses from their objects and turning the mind inward. To many what most mattered was the inward purification of the soul; sacrifices, images, and external ceremonies of any kind were a distraction, at best symbols. The spiral turns inward, twisting the soul of society into an alienated artificiality. It was as if the outward fear and trembling inherent in the century of mass death had taken inward hold within James's own family. The Spirit himself endorses our inward conviction that we really are the children of God. For they are the inward actions of the mind in the spirits of the braine, whilest the bodie is occupied with sleepe: for as touching the mind it selfe, it never sleepeth. It's a place where the eye and the spirit turns inward. His mind was still fixed inward, on the self he so loathed. The image of Saint Ambrose elevates the worshiper's mind to an inward vision through his intensity of concentration. Is it not time they stopped looking outward with an open purse and started looking inward with an open mind? Synonyms internal, inner, interior, inside, innermost private, personal, hidden, secret, veiled, masked, concealed, unexpressed, unrevealed intimate, confidential informal bottled up archaic privy adverb ˈɪnwədˈɪnwərd variant of inwards Example sentencesExamples As soon as the horse begins to turn, which should happen inward toward the center and you, and as his flanks are in front of you, you drive them as before by stepping in towards them. Do not roll your knees inward, toward each other. With no further warning, Valdaer swung his blades inward, toward the jar in front of him. Thirty degree medial rotation may be seen by rolling the arm inward and turning the palm toward the body. Synonyms inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within inwards, inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within Origin Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward). Definition of inward in US English: inward adjectiveˈinwərdˈɪnwərd 1attributive Directed or proceeding toward the inside; coming in from outside. a graceful inward movement of her wrist the inward rush of air Example sentencesExamples Researchers at the Koestler Unit think that vision may involve a two-way process, an inward movement of light and an outward projection of mental images. You can feel it, like a thunderstorm just off the edge of the horizon, when the leaves on the trees curl inward and the air feels charged and the hair stands up on your arm. A large amount of matter, left over from a supernova explosion spiraling inward towards an invisible black center. To the lay reader, may I repeat the Government's basic proposal, which is to stop any stock moving off a farm for a 20-day period following an inward movement onto the farm. The required interval between inward and outward movements in a herd has been reduced from twenty days to seven days. If the singer takes a good breath and exhales on an ‘f’ sound he or she will feel the gradual upward and inward movement balanced by internal pressures. The best way to utilize the platforms would be to Fold the fleet into the enemy's path outside them, moving inward, with the platforms just out of range. The ‘solidification front’ then proceeded inward as the basalt continued cooling. Specifically, the normally green stems began to discolor (turn brown) from the outside of the tree inward. Evidently Stickel did not consider the possibility that a plumber might have dug inward from outside the building and down just enough to repair malfunctioning plumbing. Manufacturing a swamped barrel involves tapering it inward towards the center point and flaring the muzzle and breech ends outward for balance. These molecules have their headgroup regions pointing outward into the solvent and the carbon chain directed inward toward each other. The houses of well-to-do Mexicans have been inward looking, towards a patio, since colonial times. It is a common fault for a swimmer to start turning the head for the inward breath before the forward hand has entered the water. It turned with a click, and the door swung inward to allow them inside. Voice is the sound produced by the inward movement of vocal cords when the air from lungs passes through and brings the vocal cords together. Orthotic devices also help reduce over-pronation, which occurs when the arch slopes inward, causing the outside of the heel to keel instead of remaining flat. Rims of individual leaf bases oxidize first, with the oxidation front proceeding inward or across the leaf base. It is best planted with the root ball on a slight inward angle towards your object being covered, at the same height as was potted. She turned her face inward towards his shirt, breathing in deeply, then exhaling, her breath tickling his chest through the material. Synonyms towards the inside, going in, ingoing 1.1 Existing within the mind, soul, or spirit, and often not expressed. she felt an inward sense of release Example sentencesExamples The Spirit himself endorses our inward conviction that we really are the children of God. God's Kingdom wasn't a state of mind, or a sense of inward peace. His mind was still fixed inward, on the self he so loathed. It was as if the outward fear and trembling inherent in the century of mass death had taken inward hold within James's own family. Protagoras, Parmenides, Democritus and Socrates looked inward to the human mind and there discovered logos, Human Reason. For they are the inward actions of the mind in the spirits of the braine, whilest the bodie is occupied with sleepe: for as touching the mind it selfe, it never sleepeth. His mind turned briefly inward, prodding gently at its privacy shield. Is it not time they stopped looking outward with an open purse and started looking inward with an open mind? Pratyaahaar means withdrawal of senses from their objects and turning the mind inward. We'll look at all of these as we journey inward to our soul, outward to our world, and together into our community. The image of Saint Ambrose elevates the worshiper's mind to an inward vision through his intensity of concentration. She leaned back a bit and closed her eyes, shutting out the world and turning her mind inward… The Ancient ones slowly became bored of our land and slowly faded away, becoming more inward and secretive, within years they were all but legend. To many what most mattered was the inward purification of the soul; sacrifices, images, and external ceremonies of any kind were a distraction, at best symbols. The spiral turns inward, twisting the soul of society into an alienated artificiality. We might also remark upon his buoyancy, an inward easiness of spirit. He began to look inward to his soul and he discovered that he could no longer reconcile his life in the material world and his quest for higher spiritual truth. It's a place where the eye and the spirit turns inward. Synonyms internal, inner, interior, inside, innermost adverbˈinwərdˈɪnwərd 1Toward the inside. the door began to swing inward Example sentencesExamples Thirty degree medial rotation may be seen by rolling the arm inward and turning the palm toward the body. With no further warning, Valdaer swung his blades inward, toward the jar in front of him. As soon as the horse begins to turn, which should happen inward toward the center and you, and as his flanks are in front of you, you drive them as before by stepping in towards them. Do not roll your knees inward, toward each other. Synonyms inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within inwards, inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within 1.1 Into or toward the mind, spirit, or soul. people must look inward to gain insight into their own stress Example sentencesExamples Once we become bereft of God, spirituality becomes privatized, shunts inward, molts off the social, longs for private rather than profound truths. This is a night of turning inward and seeking guidance for the spiritual journey ahead that the long winter will bring. Their eyes could only look inward at the torn fabric of souls once made whole by a holy presence that sought and wanted them. The efforts of the early reformers aimed to focus worshipers' eyes inward to the soul and tune their ears to words of Scripture read and gospel preached. Synonyms inside, towards the inside, into the interior, within Origin Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward).
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