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View synonyms for toward

toward

[ preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adjective tawrd, tohrd ]

preposition

  1. in the direction of:

    to walk toward the river.

  2. with a view to obtaining or having; for:

    They're saving money toward a new house.

  3. in the area or vicinity of; near:

    Our cabin is toward the top of the hill.

  4. turned to; facing:

    Her back was toward me.

  5. shortly before; close to:

    toward midnight.

  6. as a help or contribution to:

    to give money toward a person's expenses.

  7. with respect to; as regards:

    his attitude toward women.



adjective

  1. about to come soon; imminent.
  2. going on; in progress; afoot:

    There is work toward.

  3. propitious; favorable.
  4. Obsolete.
    1. promising or apt, as a student.
    2. compliant; docile.

toward

adjective

  1. rare.
    in progress; afoot
  2. obsolete.
    about to happen; imminent
  3. obsolete.
    promising or favourable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


preposition

  1. a variant of towards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtowardness, noun
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Other Words From

  • to·wardness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toward1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English tōweard; equivalent to to + -ward
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toward1

Old English tōweard; see to , -ward
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Idioms and Phrases

see go a long way toward .
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Example Sentences

And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.

Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.

That kind of compassion might go a long way toward helping us begin to respond to a hurting world.

And black fury toward cops today is fueled by historic economic disparities and by the economic disaster of the past decade plus.

Wisner continues to feel angry toward the agency because she believes she was misled.

Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.

For it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that thou look toward the hands of thy children.

Her heart fluttered violently with fear as she saw that he stepped out after her, and walked by her side toward the house.

And as she hesitated between obedience to one and duty toward the other, her life, her love and future was in the balance.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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