toward

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

/ preposition tɔrd, toʊrd, təˈwɔrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; adjective tɔrd, toʊrd /

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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.

adjective

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.

Origin of toward

before 900; Middle English; Old English tōweard. See to, -ward

OTHER WORDS FROM toward

to·ward·ness, noun

Words nearby toward

tow car, tow truck, tow-coloured, tow-haired, towage, toward, towardly, towards, towaway, towaway zone, towbar

Example sentences from the Web for toward

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

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All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.

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Stay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life.

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“Mireles is someone capable of moving the nation, and moving it toward justice,” says the padre.

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Still, the urge to seek a return to normalcy remains powerful, he said, and could drive more people in Syria toward the truces.

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Toward the end of the hundred hours Jackson, the prison doctor, examined my physical condition several times.

The Jacket (The Star-Rover) |Jack London
We walked straight as we could toward the sound of the Indians' voices.

A Trip to California in 1853 |Washington Bailey
One hoodlum left the ranks and started off toward the barracks-room.

Funny Stories Told By The Soldiers |Carleton B. Case
Seemingly, as in answer to his question, from toward the front came the sudden roaring of thousands of guns.

Aces Up |Covington Clarke
In some way one of his legs had slipped between the branches, the angle of which became more acute, of course, toward the apex.

Our Bird Comrades |Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser

British Dictionary definitions for toward

toward

adjective (ˈtəʊəd)

rare in progress; afoot

obsolete about to happen; imminent

obsolete promising or favourable

preposition (təˈwɔːd, tɔːd)

a variant of towards

Derived forms of toward

towardness, noun

Word Origin for toward

Old English tōweard; see to, -ward

Idioms and Phrases with toward

toward

see go a long way toward.

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toward

preposition Also to·wards.

adjective

Origin of toward

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British Dictionary definitions for toward

adjective (ˈtəʊəd)

preposition (təˈwɔːd, tɔːd)

Derived forms of toward

Word Origin for toward

Idioms and Phrases with toward

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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toward

preposition Also to·wards.

adjective

Origin of toward

OTHER WORDS FROM toward

Words nearby toward

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adjective (ˈtəʊəd)

preposition (təˈwɔːd, tɔːd)

Derived forms of toward

Word Origin for toward

Idioms and Phrases with toward

British Dictionary definitions for toward