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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ward /ˈɪnwɚd/USA pronunciation adv. Also, ˈin•wards. - toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body:The window swung inward on its hinges.
- into or toward the mind or soul:Let us turn our thoughts inward.
adj. - proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
- located within or in or on the inside;
inner;
relating to the inside or inner part. - mental or spiritual;
inner:inward thoughts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ward (in′wərd),USA pronunciation adv. Also, in′wards. - toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
- into or toward the mind or soul:He turned his thoughts inward.
- [Obs.]
- on the inside or interior.
- in the mind or soul;
mentally or spiritually.
adj. - proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
- situated within or in or on the inside;
inner;
internal:an inward room. - pertaining to the inside or inner part.
- located within the body:the inward parts.
- pertaining to the inside of the body:inward convulsions.
- inland:inward passage.
- mental or spiritual;
inner:inward peace. - muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
- private or secret.
- closely personal;
intimate. - [Archaic.]pertaining to the homeland;
domestic.
n. - the inward or internal part;
the inside. - inwards, the inward parts of the body;
entrails;
innards.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English inweard. See in, -ward
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inward /ˈɪnwəd/ adj - going or directed towards the middle of or into something
- situated within; inside
- of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit: inward meditation
- of one's own country or a specific country: inward investment
adv - a variant of inwards
n - the inward part; inside
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