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
OTHER WORDS FROM toward
to·ward·ness, nounWords nearby toward
tow car,
tow truck,
tow-coloured,
tow-haired,
towage,
toward,
towardly,
towards,
towaway,
towaway zone,
towbar
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, nounWord Origin for toward
Old English
tōweard; see
to,
-ward
Idioms and Phrases with towards
toward
see go a long way toward.