inward
Americanadverb
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toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
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into or toward the mind or soul.
He turned his thoughts inward.
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Obsolete.
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on the inside or interior.
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in the mind or soul; mentally or spiritually.
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adjective
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proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
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situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal.
an inward room.
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pertaining to the inside or inner part.
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located within the body.
the inward parts.
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pertaining to the inside of the body.
inward convulsions.
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inland.
inward passage.
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mental or spiritual; inner.
inward peace.
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muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
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private or secret.
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closely personal; intimate.
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Archaic. pertaining to the homeland; domestic.
noun
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the inward or internal part; the inside.
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inwards, the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.
adjective
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going or directed towards the middle of or into something
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situated within; inside
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of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit
inward meditation
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of one's own country or a specific country
inward investment
adverb
noun
Other Word Forms
- inwardness noun
Etymology
Origin of inward
before 900; Middle English; Old English inweard. See in, -ward
Example Sentences
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Using a laser to precisely cut the actin band, Alison found that the band continued to move inward even after being severed.
From Science Daily
Researchers are encouraged by this because the outward-facing form of MurJ is exposed to the surrounding environment, which could make it more accessible to future drugs than a conformation that faces inward.
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They can shape a galaxy's long term development by channeling gas from the outer regions inward.
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Those studies showed that most of the debris from such impacts would eventually clump back together into moons, but some material would be scattered inward and remain as rings.
From Science Daily
When prices rise for reasons couples don’t fully understand, the stress often turns inward.
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