inward

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
  2. adjective directed or moving inward or toward a center
  3. adverb toward the center or interior

Etymology

From Middle English inward, from Old English inweard, corresponding to in + -ward.

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