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himward

himward

1 9.9
Toward a man mentioned earlier
  • adverb
  • /ˈhɪm.wɚd/
  • Archaic
: hacia él
  • All attention shifted himward when he entered the room unexpectedly.

Examples

  • She directed her questions himward, eager to hear his opinion on the matter.

  • The dog ran himward excitedly.

  • The conversation gradually turned himward as people grew curious about his travels.

  • She walked himward with a smile.

  • The conversation gradually turned himward as people grew curious about his travels.

  • She directed her questions himward, eager to hear his opinion on the matter.

  • All attention shifted himward when he entered the room unexpectedly.

Surface Forms

himward positive

Morphology

himward = him (transparent) = him + ward

The directional suffix '-ward' added to the pronoun 'him' yields the clear meaning 'toward him'.

Etymology

The word himward is made of him and ward, where ward means 'toward' and is the same part you see in forward and homeward. So himward simply means 'toward him' or in the direction of a man mentioned earlier.