Inward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

directed or moving inward or toward a center

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnwɚd/.

Examples

a concern with inward reflections
the inbound train
inward flood of capital

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

in inbound inwards

Antonyms

outward

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts “a concern with inward reflections”
adjective	directed or moving inward or toward a center “the inbound train”
adverb	toward the center or interior “move the needle further inwards!”
adverb	to or toward the inside of “come in”

Word Forms

inwardness

noun

preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach innen

sich auf den Geist oder die Gedanken beziehen oder in ihnen existieren

🇫🇷French

intérieur

se rapportant à ou existant dans l'esprit ou les pensées

🇪🇸Spanish

interior

relacionado o existente en la mente o los pensamientos

🇮🇹Italian

verso l'interno

relativi o esistenti nella mente o nei pensieri

🇳🇱Dutch

naar binnen

betrekking hebbend op of bestaand in de geest of gedachten

🇵🇹Portuguese

para dentro

relacionado ou existente na mente ou pensamentos

🇷🇺Russian

внутрь

относящийся к разуму или мыслям или существующий в уме или мыслях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आंतरिक

मन या विचारों से संबंधित या विद्यमान

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিতরের দিকে

মন বা চিন্তার সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்நோக்கி

மனம் அல்லது எண்ணங்களுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது இருப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపలికి

మనస్సు లేదా ఆలోచనలకు సంబంధించినది లేదా ఉనికిలో ఉంది

🇮🇳Marathi

आतील

मनाशी किंवा विचारांशी संबंधित किंवा विद्यमान

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંદરની તરફ

મન અથવા વિચારો સાથે સંબંધિત અથવા અસ્તિત્વમાં છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಮುಖವಾಗಿ

ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅಥವಾ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉള്ളിലേക്ക്

മനസ്സിലോ ചിന്തകളിലോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਦਰ ਵੱਲ

ਮਨ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਮੌਜੂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

اندر کی طرف

ذہن یا خیالات سے متعلق یا موجود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向内的

与头脑或想法有关或存在于头脑或想法中

🇯🇵Japanese

内側へ

心や考えに関連する、またはその中に存在する

🇰🇷Korean

안으로

마음이나 생각과 관련되거나 존재하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng nội

liên quan đến hoặc tồn tại trong tâm trí hoặc suy nghĩ

🇹🇭Thai

ข้างใน

เกี่ยวข้องหรือมีอยู่ในจิตใจหรือความคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

batin

berkaitan dengan atau ada dalam pikiran atau pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

paloob

nauugnay o umiiral sa isip o kaisipan

🇲🇾Malay

ke dalam

berkaitan atau wujud dalam fikiran atau fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى الداخل

المتعلقة أو الموجودة في العقل أو الأفكار

🇮🇷Persian

درونی

مربوط به یا موجود در ذهن یا افکار

🇹🇷Turkish

içe doğru

zihin veya düşüncelerle ilgili veya bunların içinde var olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּלַפֵּי פְּנִים

קשור או קיים בתודעה או במחשבות

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