outward

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English outward, from Old English ūtweard, equivalent to out +‎ -ward. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) enPR: out'wərd, IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.wɚd/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: out'wəd, IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.wəd/ Hyphenation: out‧ward ==== Adjective ==== outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward) Outer; located towards the outside. Visible, noticeable. Tending to the exterior or outside. (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward) Towards the outside; away from the centre. [from 10th c.] We are outward bound. (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly. [14th–17th c.] (nautical) Away from home. ===== Synonyms ===== outwards ===== Antonyms ===== inward inwards ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From out- +‎ ward. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American) IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɔɹd/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aʊtˈwɔːd/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)d ==== Verb ==== outward (third-person singular simple present outwards, present participle outwarding, simple past and past participle outwarded) (obsolete, rare) To ward off; to keep out. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== outward (plural outwards) A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital. === Anagrams === draw out, outdraw == Middle English == === Alternative forms === owtward, outwarde, owtwarde, owȝtwarde, outeward, utward, utteward === Etymology === From Old English ūtweard; equivalent to out +‎ -ward. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuːtward/, /ˈuːtwaːrd/ === Adverb === outward outside (in the exterior) To an external location; outwards At the exterior; at a location away from one's home or homeland From an external perspective; seemingly. secularly; in a practical manner. ==== Derived terms ==== outwardes ==== Descendants ==== English: outward Scots: outward ==== References ==== “ǒutwā̆rd(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2018. === Adjective === outward outside, outer, on the surface outward, toward the exterior Oriented towards the outside. Due to outside factors. In somewhere outside a given place or thing (especially of a country). Non-religious; lay ==== Derived terms ==== outwardly ==== Descendants ==== English: outward Scots: outward ==== References ==== “ǒutwā̆rd(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2018. === Noun === outward The outside; the exterior === See also === homward inward