outward
part of speech
adjective; adverb (outward, outwards)
meaning for a pupil
1) Outward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside. tree →
2) Outward also means what you can see on the outside, not what is inside or felt, like outward calm. tree →
3) An outward journey is the trip there, not the trip back. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and maths things can spread outward from a centre (ripples, circles); in stories a character's outward look may hide their real feelings. Phrases: «outward journey», «outward appearance», «spread outward».
examples
- The ripples spread outward from the stone. tree →
- The door opens outward. tree →
- The outward journey took two hours. tree →
- Her outward calm hid how nervous she was. tree →
- The petals curl outward. tree →
- Don't judge people by their outward appearance. tree →
- The circle grew outward. tree →
- Do not trust alone to outward appearances. tree →
note
«Outward» and «outwards» are both used as adverbs; «outwards» is more British. Opposite: inward(s). Adverb: outwardly (on the outside). Outward journey = the way there; return journey = the way back.
In the corpora
- Musk oxen form a ring facing outwards, with calves in the middle, so wolves meet only a wall of horns.
- Water inside plant cells pushes outwards and keeps stems firm, like air in a balloon; without enough water the plant wilts.
- A salad spinner flings the water outward and off the leaves through the holes; hospitals spin blood fast to separate it into layers.
- Cyclists lean into a bend so they do not fall outwards.
- Lightning is a giant electric spark; thunder is the sound of the air around it heated so fast that it bursts outward.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «outward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.