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inward
[in-werd]
adverb
toward the inside, interior, or center, as of a place, space, or body.
into or toward the mind or soul.
He turned his thoughts inward.
Obsolete.
on the inside or interior.
in the mind or soul; mentally or spiritually.
adjective
proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal.
an inward room.
pertaining to the inside or inner part.
located within the body.
the inward parts.
pertaining to the inside of the body.
inward convulsions.
inland.
inward passage.
mental or spiritual; inner.
inward peace.
muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
private or secret.
closely personal; intimate.
Archaic.pertaining to the homeland; domestic.
noun
the inward or internal part; the inside.
inwards, the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.
inward
/ ˈɪԷə /
adjective
going or directed towards the middle of or into something
situated within; inside
of, relating to, or existing in the mind or spirit
inward meditation
of one's own country or a specific country
inward investment
adverb
a variant of inwards
noun
the inward part; inside
Other Word Forms
- ˈԷɲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Social media was meant to connect people to each other, but it's encouraging people to turn inward in ways that harm them and others.
Harris has all summer to look inward and figure that out.
Serrinha's geographical isolation and little inward migration mean that many of the population are related, making marriage between cousins far more likely and more socially acceptable.
The ways that anxiety and loneliness caused many to turn inward, to make what was happening personal, as if no one else was affected.
A parliamentary committee's report published last month noted the UK's film and high-end television industry is "dominated" by inward investment from US studios and that this "brings significant economic and social benefits to the UK".
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