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inward

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in·ward  (nwrd)
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 (-wrdz)
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.]

inward
Adjective
1. directed towards the middle of something
2. situated within
3. of the mind or spirit: inward meditation
4. of one's own country or a specific country: inward investment
Adverb
same as inwards
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"
outward - relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
2.inward - directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
incoming - arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"
Adv.1.inward - toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!"
outward, outwards - toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
2.inward - to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

inward
adjective 1. incoming, entering, penetrating, inbound, inflowing, ingoing, inpouring
Translations
inward [ˈɪnwəd] adj [movement] → interior, interno; [thought, feeling] → íntimo

inward [ˈɪnwəd] adj [movement] → vers l'intérieur; [thought, feeling] → profond(e)intime
adv = inwards

inward [ˈɪnwəd] adjinnerste(r, s);
(movement) → nach innen
advnach innen

inward [ˈɪnwəd] adj [movement] → verso l'interno; [thought, feeling] → interiore, intimo/a

inward
adj inward [ˈinwəd]
1 being within, especially in the mind his inward thoughts. innerlik باطِني، داخِلي вътрешен vnitřní, niterný indre innerlich εσώτερος, ενδόμυχος interior sisemine درونی sisäinen intime פְּנִימִי अन्दरूनी unutarnji belső tersembunyi innri intimo 心の中の 마음속의 vidinis iekšējs tersembunyi innerlijk indre, innvendig wewnętrzny profundo lă­untric внутренний vnútorný notranji unutrašnji inre, invärtes เข้าข้างใน içinde saklı 內心的 внутрішній; духовний داخلی ở trong
2 moving towards the inside an inward curve in the coastline. binnewaarts مُتَّجِه نَحْو الداخِل обърнат/насочен навътре směřující dovnitř indgående Innen-... (κινούμενος) προς τα μέσα hacia dentro sissepoole suunatud درون سوی sisäänpäin suuntautunut vers l'intérieur כְּלַפֵּי פְּנִים आवक prema unutra befelé tartó masuk ke dalam sem beinist inn á við verso l'interno 中への 안으로 향하는 nukreiptas į vidų vērsts uz iekšu masuk ke dalam binnenwaarts innover(gående) skierowany do wewnątrz fechado spre interior направленный внутрь smerujúci dovnútra v notranjost koji zakreće ka unutra inåtgående, inåtriktad ในใจ iç tarafa doğru 向內的 внутрішній اندر کی طرف hướng vào trong 内的
adv inward, ˈinwards
towards the inside or the centre When one of the eyes turns inwards, we call the effect a squint. inwaarts نَحْو الداخِل навътре dovnitř indad nach innen προς τα μέσα hacia dentro sissepoole به طرف داخل sisäänpäin vers l'intérieur כְּלַפֵּי פְּנִים आंतरिक, भीतरी okrenuto befelé ke dalam inn, inn á við verso l'interno 中へ 안으로, 내부로 į vidų uz iekšu; iekšup ke dalam naar binnen innover do środka para dentro spre interior внутрь dovnútra navznoter ka unutra inåt เข้าข้างใน içeriye doğru, içe doğru 向內 всередину, всередині مرکز کی طرف واقع phía trong
adv inwardly
in one's thoughts; secretly He was inwardly pleased when she failed; She was laughing/groaning inwardly. innerlik في داخِلِه، داخِلِيّاً потайно v duchu inderst inde; indvendigt innerlich από μέσα μου, κρυφά interiormente sisimas باطناً؛ از ته دل sisimmässään for intérieur en son בְּלִיבּוֹ मन में, भीतर की ओर u svojoj nutrini belsőleg, belül diam-diam innra með sér intimamente 心の中で 마음속으로 viduje iekšēji; pie sevis diam-diam van binnen i sitt indre, i sitt stille sinn w duchu secretamente în sinea sa в душе v duchu v sebi u sebi invärtes, i sitt inre, i sitt stilla sinne ภายในใจ için için, gizliden gizliye 在心靈深處 про себе, в душі دل ، ذہن یا باطن میں trong thâm tâm


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We flew into each others arms and after having exchanged vows of mutual Freindship for the rest of our Lives, instantly unfolded to each other the most inward secrets of our Hearts--.
His life's changes are almost entirely inward ones; it falls into broad, untroubled, perhaps somewhat monotonous, spaces; his biographers have very little to tell.
 
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