towards
Britishpreposition
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in the direction or vicinity of
towards London
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with regard to
her feelings towards me
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as a contribution or help to
money towards a new car
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just before
towards one o'clock
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in comparison with
it's no work towards having to do it by hand
Example Sentences
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When Williams arrived, the lights began moving towards him and he became aware there was a person and a dog.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
A spokesman for the British prime minister's office said: "The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“The tentative pickup in existing-home sales towards the end of last year now looks like a distant memory,” said Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
“It was a small step towards what we want to be doing more of,” Everett said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Flailing his numb stick-limbs, he began to fight his way back towards the surface.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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