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inward

/ˈɪnwəd/IN-wurd
/ˈɪnwɚd/IN-wurd

Meaningon the inside

Common meaning: inner

Other meanings: towards the inside

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishinneweardsource
  2. Middle Englishinwardsource
  3. Englishinward‘inner’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English inneweard ‘on the inside’.

Roots

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