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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inward \In"ward\ ([i^]n*w[~e]rd), a. [AS. inweard, inneweard,
     innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see In) +
     the suffix -weard, E. -ward.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to
        outward. --Milton.
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     2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. ``Inward
        beauty.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              All my inward friends abhorred me.    --Job xix. 19.
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              He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to
              know in part the discourse of his life. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
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              Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]
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     3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] ``I
        was an inward of his.'' --Shak.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The
     ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a.,
     -wards.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to
        bend a thing inward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to
        turn the attention inward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,
              Shine inward.                         --Milton.
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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) 2.0 :   [ 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]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     Middle English a.
     1 inside, (l en inward), in the interior; the following special
  senses exist:
     2 # For the inside; internal
     3 # religious, inside the mind
     4 emotionally powerful, emotionally true
     5 unknown, esoteric
     Middle English adv.
     1 inwards, to the interior, especially referring to:
     2 # One's physical existence or body
     3 # One's mental state or soul
     4 While located within the inside of an entity, especially referring
  to:
     5 # One's physical existence or body
     6 # One's mental state or soul
     Middle English n.
     1 The interior of a given thing
     2 innards; guts
     3 reasoning, deductive ability
     Middle English prep.
     To the inside

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     a.
     1 Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the
  inside. (from 9th c.)
     2 Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially
  relating to mental or spiritual faculty as opposed to external ones.
     3 move or tending toward the inside.
     4 (lb en archaic of a voice) Not directed toward the outside world,
  and thus quiet or indistinct.
     5 (lb en obsolete) internal to a particular place or country; not
  foreign, domestic.
     6 (lb en obsolete) secret, private, kept hidden.
     7 (lb en obsolete) Coming from one’s inmost or sincerest feelings;
  heartfelt, earnest.
     8 (lb en obsolete) intimate, closely acquainted; familiar, close.
  16th 17th c.)
     9 (lb en obsolete) devote to spiritual matters, pious, devout.
     10 (lb en obsolete of animals) tame.
     11 (lb en obsolete of medicines) internal; applied through the
  stomach by being swallowed.
     adv.
     1 Towards the inside. (from 11th c.)
     2 Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.
     3 (lb en obsolete) On the inside, within, inside.
     4 (lb en obsolete) In one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self.
     n.
     1 (lb en obsolete chiefly in the plural) That which is inward or
  within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
     2 (lb en obsolete chiefly in the plural) The mental faculties or
  other characteristics not immediately apparent.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     Middle English a.
     1 inside, (l en inward), in the interior; the following special
  senses exist:
     2 # For the inside; internal
     3 # religious, inside the mind
     4 emotionally powerful, emotionally true
     5 unknown, esoteric
     Middle English adv.
     1 inwards, to the interior, especially referring to:
     2 # One's physical existence or body
     3 # One's mental state or soul
     4 While located within the inside of an entity, especially referring
  to:
     5 # One's physical existence or body
     6 # One's mental state or soul
     Middle English n.
     1 The interior of a given thing
     2 innards; guts
     3 reasoning, deductive ability
     Middle English prep.
     To the inside

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     Middle English a.
     1 inside, (l en inward), in the interior; the following special
  senses exist:
     2 # For the inside; internal
     3 # religious, inside the mind
     4 emotionally powerful, emotionally true
     5 unknown, esoteric
     Middle English adv.
     1 inwards, to the interior, especially referring to:
     2 # One's physical existence or body
     3 # One's mental state or soul
     4 While located within the inside of an entity, especially referring
  to:
     5 # One's physical existence or body
     6 # One's mental state or soul
     Middle English n.
     1 The interior of a given thing
     2 innards; guts
     3 reasoning, deductive ability
     Middle English prep.
     To the inside

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     Englanti adv.
     sisäänpäin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inward
     Engelska a.
     1 inre
     2 andlig, själslig, invärtes
     Engelska adv.
     inåt
     Engelska n.
     det inre

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  داخلي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inward //ˈɪnwəd// 
  вътрешен
  on inside

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inward //ˈɪnwəd// 
  навътре
  toward the inside

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  dovnitř

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  vnitřní

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  einwärts 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  nach innen, nach binnen [Norddt.] , ins Innere 
     Synonyms: inwards, towards the inside, into the interior
  
   see: face inwards
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  nach innen gerichtet 
        "an inward movement of the wrist"  - eine nach innen gerichtete Bewegung des Handgelenks
        "for the inward breath"  - zum Einatmen
     Synonym: directed inward
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  innere, innerer, inneres 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  inward //ˈɪnwəd// 
  sisä-, sisäinen, sisäänpäin suuntautunut
  on inside

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  inward //ˈɪnwəd// 
  sisemmäksi, sisemmäs
  toward the inside

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/ 
  1. अन्दरूनी
        "Our actions do not reflect our inward nature."
  2. आवक
        "She had the inward inclination to help others ."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  prema unutra, u nutrini, unutarnji, unutra

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  1. befelé
  2. bensô
  3. bensôséges
  4. belsô
  5. lelki

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/ 
   1.  wewnętrzny
   2.  do środka, do wewnątrz
   3.  dośrodkowy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  inward /ˈɪnwəd/
  1. içeride bulunan, iç, dahili
  2. bâtıni, manevi, ruhsal
  3. iç kısım.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɪnwɝd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "inward":
     anonymous, bosom, center, central, closet, core, deep, deep-seated,
     deepest recesses, entering, esoteric, guts, heart, heart of hearts,
     immanent, implanted, implicit, in, inalienable, inbound, incognito,
     incoming, indoor, indwelling, infixed, inflooding, inflowing,
     ingoing, ingrained, ingressive, inherent, inland, inmost, innards,
     inner, inner landscape, inner life, inner man, inner nature,
     inner recess, inner self, innermost, inpouring, inshore, inside,
     insides, interior, interior man, intern, internal, internals,
     intestine, intimate, intrados, intrinsic, intrusive, invasive,
     inward-bound, inwardly, inwards, inwrought, irreducible, irruptive,
     isolated, penetralia, personal, private, privy, recesses, resident,
     retired, secluded, secret, secret place, secret places,
     sequestered, soul, stuffing, subjective, tripes, unalienable,
     unchallengeable, unquestionable, viscera, vital center, vitals,
     withdrawn, within, withinwards
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 内心的,向内的,本来的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 里面的,内部的;向内的,进来的;内地的
     n. 里面,内部;内脏,肠胃
     ad. 向内

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