adv
Meaning 1
Towards the inside.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inwards
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɪnwɚdz/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪnwədz/
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noun
Meaning 2
Archaic form of innards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, archaic, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
toward the center or interior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- move the needle further inwards!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inward
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
to or toward the inside of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- come in
- smash in the door
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in, inward
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Middle English in English in English -wards English inwards From in + -wards.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: ene — towards the inside
- Finnish: sisäänpäin — towards the inside
- German: nach innen — towards the inside
- Irish: isteach — towards the inside
- Russian: внутрь (vnutrʹ) — towards the inside
- Spanish: adentro — towards the inside