outward
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2.4
- adjective
- /ˈaʊt.wɚd/
:
de ida
- At the time of my fieldwork, the Tolai gave every outward indication of being dedicated Christians.
- outward movement
- outward investment
- outward orientation
Now, the possibility is maybe this outward push is itself getting stronger over time.
- Now, the possibility is maybe this outward push is itself getting stronger over time.
- So if you push them close together, they start flying around and they provide an outward force.
Examples
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Mr. Bligh, may I recall the outward voyage?
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Not on the outward journey, at any rate.
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So it gives a chance to continue to keep that flow outward of sharing information.
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Well, I'll have to put you down for our Outward Bound trip next term.
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Could it be that trade fosters the outward movement of both human and financial capital from Canada?
Academic text (1999) -
Your dear mother, Rebecca, fell ill in our outward passage at Gravesend.
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Such diplomatic undertakings were only the outward manifestation of broken or uncertain dreams.
Academic text (1995) -
The new apertura program is effectively replacing the postwar development strategy of ISI for an outward-oriented, export-led growth model.
Academic text (1993) -
On our outward trip to the mountains, we stopped for lunch at a scenic overlook.
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The outward journey took us through several charming villages before we reached the coast.
Synonyms
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3.5
Moving away from a place, usually from the starting point
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5.2
Going away from a place, like a ship or train starting its journey
Compounds
- Specialized
Growing from the center to the edge so the middle is older and the edge is newer
Surface Forms
Morphology
outward = (transparent) = out + ward
Regular adjective/ adverb formation with '-ward' indicating motion or direction away from a place. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Outward is made of out ('away') and -ward ('toward'), as in homeward or forward. So an outward journey is a trip that goes 'away' from the starting place.