inward
pronunciation
How to pronounce inward in British English:
UK [ˈɪnwəd]
How to pronounce inward in American English:
US [ˈɪnwərd]
-
- Adjective:
- relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
- directed or moving inward or toward a center
-
- Adverb:
- toward the center or interior
- to or toward the inside of
Word Origin
- inward
- Old English inweard, inneweard (adj., adv.) "inmost; sincere; internal, intrinsic; deep," from Proto-Germanic *inwarth "inward" (cognates: Old Norse innanverðr, Old High German inwart, Middle Dutch inwaert), from root of Old English inne "in" (see in) + -weard (see -ward).
Antonym
Example
- 1. That means it is less likely to cause serious injury by deflecting inward .
- 2. The zones of inward and outward migration would meet at stable equilibrium points .
- 3. Gas clusters that push the protoplanet outward can sometimes exert stronger forces than those that push inward .
- 4. Now the euro zone 's woes have diverted attention inward again .
- 5. But a world in which america turned inward would be a far less predictable and a less safe one .