towards

/ tɔːdz, təˈwɔːdz /

preposition

1. in the direction or vicinity of

   towards London

2. with regard to

   her feelings towards me

3. as a contribution or help to

   money towards a new car

4. just before

   towards one o'clock

5. in comparison with

   it's no work towards having to do it by hand

Example Sentences

They get on well enough if they end up in the same news conference after a qualifying session or race, even share the odd joke, but there is a mutual antipathy that was laid bare in their public row towards the end of last season.

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"China's fiscal stance at this juncture has been appropriately expansionary," she said, while urging the authorities in Beijing to make reforms to the social safety net to shift away from an export-driven growth model towards one driven by greater consumption.

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Apple on Wednesday announced an array of new products, including a new MacBook Pro, that will be powered by its latest chip, as the iPhone maker takes another step towards pushing out goods with artificial intelligence in mind ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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West of it, towards Central Park, is the land of high-priced co-ops and upscale shopping; east, towards the river, is younger and less expensive.

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Mrs Payne, who said she was also phoned and messaged by Miss Wandelt, told the court the couple had received "unsolicited" contact over the years from "all sorts of people" - from reporters to conspiracy theorists - but the "disturbing" attempts to contact them, including friend requests towards the couple's daughter, had left her "angry".

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