inward
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- adverb
- /ˈɪnwərd/
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hacia adentro
- On the cement, her hands curl inward, palms up, as if she's doing the dog paddle.
- inches inward
- outward or inward
This one comes with both edges folded inward and this one is the one that we are using for this hand.
- This one comes with both edges folded inward and this one is the one that we are using for this hand.
- So just that one trick of turning your lens around instead of inward and focusing outward is the is the golden key to any kind of influence in in this world.
Examples
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This morning, we turn our instincts inward.
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Her femurs were rotated so far inward that she couldn't spread her knees more than a foot apart.
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And then work your way inward, do you hear me? -
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Make sure you turn the supports inward, okay?
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Then, turning his mind and thoughts inward, he began to slow his heart.
Fiction book (1991) -
In a storm, waves bend inward as they pass small islands.
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Instead, we ask that you try... to focus these feelings inward... toward your personal growth and self-realization.
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Even rich nations are tempted to turn inward to attend to their own agendas.
Academic text (1992) -
Shadows from the houses leaned inward, and a chill wind whistled past them.
Fiction book (1993) -
In meditation, she learned to focus her thoughts inward to discover her true self.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To the inside of a room or box
∞
1.0
In the inner part of a place
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1.6
Moving toward the inside of something
Toward the inside of something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Inward
- Specialized
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7.6
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Surface Forms
Morphology
inward = (transparent) = in + ward
The meaning is a regular directional formation from 'in' plus '-ward', meaning 'toward the inside'. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Inward comes from the parts in- ('in') and -ward ('toward'), the same idea you see in forward and backward. So to move inward is to go or turn 'into' the inside or toward the center.