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Meanings of inward in English

Portuguese
para dentro

Toward the center or interior.

        para dentro
        Spanish
        interior

        Relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts.

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              Examples for "outward"
              Examples for "outward"
              1
              Europe has to become more open, competitive and outward looking, he said.
              Reuters
              2
              An outward-looking school, it has plenty of contact with schools in Europe.
              The Irish Times
              3
              Youthful disaffection and boredom spirals outward into political power-play and catastrophic violence.
              The Irish Times
              4
              The outward changes in France were reflected in the dependent surrounding states.
              A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
              5
              God regards only the inward; the Church judges only by the outward.
              Pascal's Pensées

              Related to the mental or spiritual condition as opposed to the bodily or exterior phenomena.

                    Directed or moving inward or toward a center.

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                          Usage of inward in English
                          1
                          It consists of the renunciation of the inward sin, the inward error.
                          The Way of Peace
                          2
                          We have had unprecedented international interest in trade, tourism and inward investment.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          The officer after a moment of inward debate shifted to another line.
                          Army Boys on the Firing Line; or, Holding Back the German Drive
                          4
                          God regards only the inward; the Church judges only by the outward.
                          Pascal's Pensées
                          5
                          They may feel their priorities shifting inward, toward home, hearth, and family.
                          Feminist dot com
                          6
                          She remains serious, inward-looking, trying to prepare herself for her own task.
                          Children of Time
                          7
                          Owing to its vast domestic market, Indonesia is getting more inward investment.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          The knob turned in his hand and the door slowly opened inward.
                          Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
                          9
                          It would have burst inward; but for the supports I had placed.
                          The House on the Borderland
                          10
                          There was a slight inward contraction of the grip; then it ceased.
                          Bull Hunter
                          11
                          Religious truth is reached not by reasoning, but by an inward perception.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          Those signs outside were just one physical manifestation of my inward torment.
                          A Confederacy of Dunces
                          13
                          My thoughts turned inward, vividly recalling the events of the last week.
                          Nemesis
                          14
                          But drawing inward and becoming still, I think is the important thing.
                          Feminist dot com
                          15
                          Its objective is to halt the inward flow of fuel and technology.
                          News.com.au
                          16
                          His arguments were not new to her; the inward eagerness over-rode them.
                          Marcella
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                          Translations for inward
                          Portuguese
                          para dentro
                          Spanish
                          interior
                          Inward through the time
                          Inward across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Common