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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It tells the story of a young reporter working in Kabul -- played by Sadat herself -- rethinking her scepticism towards men when she strikes up a relationship with a male co-worker.
From Barron's
"My hope is that these findings will help move us towards stronger conclusions about the functions of dreaming," Konkoly said.
From Science Daily
He is grateful too this layoff has come towards the back end of his career.
From BBC
Described as "a wake up call" that led to changes in public attitude towards the environment, to this day there is anger and debate over how the disaster could have happened.
From BBC
"Those images they saw - that's the real price of oil. And I think it was the beginning of this substantial change in public attitude towards the environment: how precious it was, and how easily it can be damaged if we're not sensible and caring about it."
From BBC
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