Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inward"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The
ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See {Inward}, a.,
{-wards}.]
1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to
bend a thing inward.
2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to
turn the attention inward.
So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine
inward. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inward \In"ward\, a. [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr.
innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see {In}) + the suffix
-weard, E. -ward.]
1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to
{outward}. --Milton.
2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. ``Inward
beauty.'' --Shak.
3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.]
All my inward friends abhorred me. --Job xix. 19.
He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to
know in part the discourse of his life. --Sir P.
Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inward \In"ward\, n.
1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural,
the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. --Jer.
Taylor.
Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
--Milton.
2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]
3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] ``I
was an inward of his.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inward
adj 1: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern
with inward reflections" [ant: {outward}]
2: directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound
train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: {arriving(a)}, {inbound}]
adv 1: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further
inwards!" [syn: {inwards}] [ant: {outward}]
2: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
[syn: {in}, {inwards}]
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