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Meanings of outward in English

Spanish
exterior

Relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind.

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        exterior
        Portuguese
        para fora

        Toward the outside.

              para fora
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              Examples for "outwards"
              Examples for "outwards"
              1
              The ruins carpeted the city market, rippling outwards in waves of destruction.
              The Guardian
              2
              The hollow orbits in those marble heads look outwards with dried darkness.
              Light
              3
              The frame opens outwards and I want to steady myself by it.
              Hetty Wesley
              4
              And still it looks ever-outwards, each line soaked through with socio-economic context.
              The Irish Times
              5
              They were awaiting him patiently, looking only outwards towards the hidden enemy.
              Empire in black and gold

              That is going out or leaving.

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                    Usage of outward in English
                    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
                    6
                    It exalts the outward and material, not the spiritual and the real.
                    Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08: Great Rulers
                    7
                    We're after comfortable seats, reasonable running costs, reliability and good outward vision.
                    News.com.au
                    8
                    We went body by body outward, taking out the hearts this time.
                    Kiss The Dead
                    9
                    The loss of the outward purifies the affection and softens the heart.
                    Friendship
                    10
                    Press on the trunk downward and then pull; the stone swings outward.
                    Told in the East
                    11
                    Tractable torque, sensational eight-speeder and excellent outward vision work in its favour.
                    News.com.au
                    12
                    We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    Civilians, ranging from early twenties to late seventies, based on outward appearances.
                    Shades of gray
                    14
                    That was the outward difference between the sisters in time of stress.
                    Nocturne
                    15
                    The outward act must be the simple effect of a living cause.
                    The Good Time Coming
                    16
                    An outward-bound Dutch East-Indiaman had anchored in the road since the morning.
                    An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 1 / ...
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                    Translations for outward
                    Spanish
                    exterior
                    Portuguese
                    para fora
                    Outward through the time
                    Outward across language varieties
                    United Kingdom
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Less common