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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ward
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Old English inweard (akin to Old High German inwert), from in + -weard -ward (I) DATE before 12th century 1. situated on the inside : inner 2. a. of or relating to the mind or spirit inward peace b. absorbed in one's own mental or spiritual life : introspective 3. marked by close acquaintance : familiar 4. directed toward the interior
DATE before 12th century 1. toward the inside, center, or interior 2. toward the inner being
noun DATE before 12th century 1. something that is inward English Etymology inward O.E. inneweard, from P.Gmc. *inwarth "inward" (cf. O.N.innanverðr, O.H.G. inwart, M.Du. inwaert), from root of O.E. inne"in" + -weard (see -ward). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 inward in·ward / 5inwEd; NAmE -wErd / adjective1. [only before noun] inside your mind and not shown to other people 内心的；精神的: an inward smile 内心的微笑 Her calm expression hid her inward panic. 她平静的外表掩盖了内心的恐慌。 2. towards the inside or centre of sth 向内的；向中心的: an inward flow 朝里的流动 an inward curve 内弯 OPP outward adverb(also in·wards especially in BrE) 1. towards the inside or centre 向内；向中心: The door opens inwards. 门向里开。 2. towards yourself and your interests 向自己；向内心: Her thoughts turned inwards. 她的思想转向了内省。 (disapproving) an inward-looking person (= one who is not interested in other people) 对他人不感兴趣的人 OPP outwards Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective Synonyms: INNER 1, ||innermore, inside, interior, internal, intestine Contrasted Words: alien, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign Antonyms: outward n. Function: noun 1 often inwards plural Synonyms: INTERIOR , inside, within 2 inwards plural Synonyms: ENTRAILS , gut(s), innards, insides, internals, ||pudding(s), stuffing, tripes, visceraWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ward I. \ˈinwərd, ˈinwəd\ adjective Etymology: Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard; Old English inweard akin to Middle Dutch inwaert inward, Old High German inwert, all from a prehistoric West Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in, and whose second constituent is represented by Old English -weard -ward; Old English inneweard from inne within (akin to Old High German & Old Norse inni within, Gothic inna, all from a prehistoric Germanic word derived from the word represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in) + -weard -ward; Old English innanweard akin to Old Norse innanverthr inward, both from a prehistoric North Germanic-West Germanic compound whose first constituent is represented by Old English & Old Norse innan within, from within, Old High German innan, innana within, Gothic innana (all from a prehistoric Germanic word derived from the word represented by Old English in, inn, adverb, in) and whose second constituent is represented by Old English -weard -ward — more at in (adverb), -ward 1. a. : situated on the inside : inner , internal < inward smile > < the whole body moves in response to some inward rhythm — Ellen Glasgow > b. : produced from within : muffled < her words were inward and indistinct — Ann Radcliffe > 2. a. : of or relating to the mind or spirit : mental , spiritual < inward peace > < the scholar … lives an inward and unmaterial life — P.E.More > < inward struggle of the heroes to find their own truth — Leslie Rees > b. : of or relating to religious faith : devout , pious < monks … free the soul from corporeality and make it inward — José Ortega y Gasset > 3. a. : of or relating to close acquaintance : familiar , intimate < intimate and inward, not outward from the child — R.L.Shayon > < more inward with the Tudor-Stuart dramatists than any man … before or since — T.S.Eliot > b. obsolete : confidential , secret < what is inward between us, let it pass — Shakespeare > 4. archaic : of or relating to the homeland : domestic < the dangers inward they foresaw would be from the noblemen removed from the Queen's Council — Robert Norton > 5. : directed toward the interior : ingoing < inward slope of radiator grille — Car Life > Synonyms: see inner II. adverb or inwards \“\ Etymology: Middle English inward, inwardes; Middle English inward from Old English inweard, from inweard, adjective; Middle English inwardes from inward + -es (adverbially functioning gen. singular ending of nouns) — more at inward (adjective), -'s 1. a. : toward the inside : toward the center or interior < the sides of the hole seemed to slope inward until they met — Gwyn Thomas > < ships … that tried to run either inward or outward through the blockade — C.S.Forester > specifically : homeward < inward bound > b. obsolete : on the inside : internally < the maple seldom inward sound — Edmund Spenser > 2. : toward the inner being : into the mind or spirit < his rich emotions began to turn inward — H.S.Canby > III. \“, in sense 2 usually ˈinə(r)d\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English inneweard, from inneweard, adjective — more at inward (adjective)1. : an inner being or nature : essence , spirit < make thine inward like unto thine outward — John Payne > — usually used in plural < Jefferson puts the inwards of the issue in these terms — Archibald MacLeish > 2. a. : an inside or interior part < their forms fled to the dusky inward of his mysterious box — Ross Lockridge > — often used in plural < saw him … glare down into the mysterious inwards of the engine — Wallace Stegner > b. : innards — usually used in plural < the gastroenterologist manages our nervous inwards — Greer Williams > 3. obsolete : an intimate friend : confidant < I was an inward of his — Shakespeare > IV. \ˈinˌwȯrd\ noun Etymology: Medieval Latin inwarda, inguarda, probably from (assumed) Old English inweard, from Old English in, inn, adverb, in + weard ward, action of guarding — more at in (adverb), ward (n.): bodyguard service rendered to a king by his sokemen when he visits their shire |
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