"outward" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ [General-American], /ˈaʊt.wəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-outward.ogg [US] Forms: more outward [comparative], most outward [superlative]
enPR: out'wərd, out'wəd Etymology: From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outward}} Middle English outward, {{inh|en|ang|ūtweard}} Old English ūtweard, {{suffix|en|out|ward}} out + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj}} outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
  1. outer; located towards the outside Translations (outer; located towards the outside): արտաքին (artakʿin) (Armenian), външен (vǎnšen) (Bulgarian), ulompi (Finnish), externe (French), გარეშე (gareše) (Georgian), გარე (gare) (Georgian), გარეგანი (garegani) (Georgian), გარეთკენ (garetḳen) (Georgian), äußere (German), exter (Latin), externus (Latin), надво́решен (nadvórešen) (Macedonian), mōwaho (Maori), ki waho (Maori), în afara (Romanian), нару́жный (narúžnyj) (Russian), вне́шний (vnéšnij) (Russian), externo (Spanish), exterior (Spanish), yttre (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adj-k0ipt0fW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 16 1 6 16 4 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 28 17 19 3 14 19 Disambiguation of 'outer; located towards the outside': 88 1 9 1
  2. visible, noticeable
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adj--tHsqibi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 16 1 6 16 4 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 11 7 0 2 10 2 8 12 0 3 5 8 9 2 1 1 1 5 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 12 6 1 2 10 2 8 12 0 3 5 8 9 2 2 1 1 5 2
  3. Tending to the exterior or outside.
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adj-Lvrsvcdb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 16 1 6 16 4 16
  4. (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adj-KfhbaNym
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ [General-American], /ˈaʊt.wəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-outward.ogg [US] Forms: more outward [comparative], most outward [superlative]
enPR: out'wərd, out'wəd Etymology: From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out + -ward. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|outward}} Middle English outward, {{inh|en|ang|ūtweard}} Old English ūtweard, {{suffix|en|out|ward}} out + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv}} outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
  1. Towards the outside; away from the centre. Translations (toward the outside; away from the centre): навън (navǎn) (Bulgarian), 向外 (xiàng wài) (Chinese Mandarin), ulospäin (Finnish), vers l’extérieur (French), გარეთკენ (garetḳen) (Georgian), nach außen (German), amach (Irish), 外へ (soto e) (alt: そとへ) (Japanese), на́надвор (nánadvor) (Macedonian), whakawaho (Maori), ki waho (Maori), нару́жу (narúžu) (Russian), yttre (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adv-NIyFtuuU Disambiguation of 'toward the outside; away from the centre': 96 4
  2. (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-outward-en-adv-DyK43i2t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 16 1 6 16 4 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: outwards Derived forms: outward-looking, outwardness
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: outwards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} outward (plural outwards)
  1. A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.
    Sense id: en-outward-en-noun--J~7gpj-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /aʊtˈwɔɹd/ [General-American], /aʊtˈwɔːd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: outwards [present, singular, third-person], outwarding [participle, present], outwarded [participle, past], outwarded [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d Etymology: From out- + ward. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|ward}} out- + ward Head templates: {{en-verb}} outward (third-person singular simple present outwards, present participle outwarding, simple past and past participle outwarded)
  1. (obsolete, rare) To ward off; to keep out. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-outward-en-verb-QjqbAvx8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ward, English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 16 1 6 16 4 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ward: 11 11 6 0 2 8 6 14 11 0 3 5 7 7 2 1 1 1 4 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "そとへ",
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      "word": "გარეშე"
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      "word": "გარე"
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      "word": "გარეთკენ"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
      "word": "externus"
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      "roman": "nadvórešen",
      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
      "word": "надво́решен"
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      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
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      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "outer; located towards the outside",
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}

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      "word": "навън"
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      "word": "向外"
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      "word": "ulospäin"
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      "word": "vers l’extérieur"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "გარეთკენ"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "toward the outside; away from the centre",
      "word": "nach außen"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "toward the outside; away from the centre",
      "word": "amach"
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      "sense": "toward the outside; away from the centre",
      "word": "外へ"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "toward the outside; away from the centre",
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      "word": "нару́жу"
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