inward
adjective
[ ˈɪnwəd ]
• directed or proceeding towards the inside; coming in from outside.
• "inward mail"
inward
adverb
• variant of inwards.
Origin:
Old English inweard, inneweard, innanweard (see in, -ward).
inwards
adverb
• towards the inside.
• "the door began to swing inwards"