outward

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
  2. adjective that is going out or leaving
  3. adverb toward the outside

Etymology

From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward.

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