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outward
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English outward, from Old English ?tweard, equivalent to out +? -ward
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: out'w?rd, IPA(key): /?a?t.w?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: out'w?d, IPA(key): /?a?t.w?d/
- Hyphenation: out?ward
Adjective
outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
- outer; located towards the outside
- visible, noticeable
- By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.
- Tending to the exterior or outside.
- The fire will force its outward way.
- (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine.
- an outward war
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hayward to this entry?)
Translations
Adverb
outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
- Towards the outside; away from the centre. [from 10thc.]
- We are outward bound.
- (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly. [14th-17thc.]
Synonyms
- outwards
Derived terms
- outwardness
Translations
Etymology 2
From out- +? ward.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /a?t?w??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /a?t?w??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.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.1:
- Ne any armour could his dint out-ward; / But wheresoever it did light, it throughly shard.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.1:
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, ow?twarde, outeward, utward, utteward
Etymology
From Old English ?tweard; equivalent to out +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?tward/, /?u?twa?rd/
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
- “?utw??rd(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
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
- “?utw??rd(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Noun
outward
- The outside; the exterior
See also
- homward
- inward
outward From the web:
- what outward means
- what does outward mean
professed
English
Alternative forms
- profest (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???f?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
- Hyphenation: pro?fessed
Adjective
professed (comparative more professed, superlative most professed)
- Openly declared or acknowledged.
- His professed religion was Catholicism.
- Professing to be qualified.
- She is a professed expert in mechanics.
Verb
professed
- simple past tense and past participle of profess
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