toward [preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh -wawrd , twawrd, twohrd; adjective tawrd, tohrd]
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See more synonyms for toward on Thesaurus.com preposition Also to·wards . in the direction of: to walk toward the river. with a view to obtaining or having; for: They're saving money toward a new house. in the area or vicinity of; near: Our cabin is toward the top of the hill. turned to; facing: Her back was toward me. shortly before; close to: toward midnight. as a help or contribution to: to give money toward a person's expenses. with respect to; as regards: his attitude toward women. Show More
about to come soon; imminent. going on; in progress; afoot: There is work toward. propitious; favorable. Obsolete promising or apt, as a student. compliant; docile. Show More
Origin of toward before 900; Middle English; Old English tōweard. See
to ,
-ward Related forms to·ward·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for towards against ,
almost ,
approaching ,
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moving ,
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nearly ,
proceeding ,
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fronting ,
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re Examples from the Web for towards Contemporary Examples of towards I began walking right, towards my dorm, when I realized I needed to go to the hospital.
“The journey of the show is towards a sense of self: the who you are in public and the who you are inside,” he says.
And every GOP win helps King achieve his goal: “to move the political center towards the right and towards the Constitution.”
Towards the end of the interview, Ponomarev returned to the topic of Vanden Heuvel and her magazine.
The Centennial West line, which would be about the same size, would sweep west from Oklahoma towards California.
Historical Examples of towards A salt lake was visible a few miles to the east, towards which we proceeded.
With his inferior he will not be intimate, nor towards him will he be "proudly condescending."
They turned in towards the river, and we rode down to meet them.
The next morning was Sunday; and I walked out, towards the church.
Towards the image of their friend who broke the laws of God.
British Dictionary definitions for towards in the direction or vicinity of towards London with regard to her feelings towards me as a contribution or help to money towards a new car just before towards one o'clock Irish in comparison with it's no work towards having to do it by hand Show More
rare in progress; afoot obsolete about to happen; imminent obsolete promising or favourable Show More
preposition (təˈwɔːd , tɔːd ) a variant of towards Show More
Derived Forms towardness , noun Word Origin for toward Old English tōweard; see to , -ward
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Word Origin and History for towards Old English toweard "in the direction of," prepositional use of toweard (adj.) "coming, approaching," from to (see to ) + -weard, from Proto-Germanic *-warth, from PIE *wert "turn" (see -ward ). Towards with adverbial genitive ending, was in Old English as toweards.
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Idioms and Phrases with towards see go a long way toward.
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