"outward" meaning in English

See outward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ [US], /ˈaʊt.wəd/ [UK] Audio: en-us-outward.ogg [US] Forms: outward
enPR: out'wərd [US], out'wəd [UK] Etymology: out + -ward Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|out|ward}} out + -ward Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. moving or facing out
    Sense id: simple-outward-en-prep--Kz7HEqm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ward
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