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

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

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

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(1) Local spies; (2) inward spies; (3) converted spies;
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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