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inward

 
 
/ˈɪnwəd/ adverb ( also UK inwards)

Translation

towards the inside or the centre
içeriye/içe/merkeze doğru
The door slowly opened inward.1720
(Definition of inward adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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