outwards

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English

Etymology

From Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes; equivalent to outward +‎ -s or out +‎ -wards. Cognate with German auswärts.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtwɚdz/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtwədz/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈæotwɘdz/

Adverb

outwards (comparative more outwards, superlative most outwards)

From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
- 1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. , London: Sam Smith, and Benj Walford, printers to the Royal Society, , →OCLC:
  Light falling on them is not reflected outwards.
(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
- 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew:
  Wo be to you scrybes, and pharises ypocrites, for ye are lyke unto paynted tombes which appere beautyfull outwardes: but are within full off deed mens bones and of all fylthynes.

Synonyms

outward

Antonyms

inwards

Translations

in an outward direction

Bulgarian: навън (bg) (navǎn)
Macedonian: на́надвор (nánadvor)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utover (no)

Anagrams

draws out, outdraws

Middle English

Adverb

outwards

Alternative form of outwardes

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