Definition of "outward" in Englisch

adjective

1. Outer; located towards the outside.

2. 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.

3. Tending to the exterior or outside.

4. (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine.

adverb

1. Towards the outside; away from the centre.

   • We are outward bound.

2. (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly.

3. (nautical) Away from home.

verb

1. (obsolete, rare) To ward off; to keep out.

noun

1. A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.