toward

[ preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adjective tawrd, tohrd ]
/ preposition tɔrd, toʊrd, təˈwɔrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; adjective tɔrd, toʊrd /

preposition Also to·wards.

adjective

Origin of toward

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

OTHER WORDS FROM toward

to·ward·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for towards

British Dictionary definitions for towards (1 of 2)

towards
/ (təˈwɔːdz, tɔːdz) /

preposition

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
Also: toward

British Dictionary definitions for towards (2 of 2)

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 towards

toward

see go a long way toward.