Meaning

5 senses
  1. (not comparable)Towards the inside.

    nach innen

    внутрьvnutrʹ

    to or toward the inside of

  2. (not comparable)Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.

  3. (not comparable)Towards home.

  4. (not comparable, obsolete)On the inside, within, inside.

  5. (not comparable, obsolete)In one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. The door opens inward.

    deDie Tür geht nach innen auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. The Japanese are often criticized for being inward looking and insufficiently international in their outlook.

  3. Spirituality teaches us to look inward.

  4. We have become an intolerant, inward-looking society.

  5. It's both an outward and an inward process.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
toward the inside:

Origin

From Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, corresponding to in + -ward.

From Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, corresponding to in + -ward.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inward — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto