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toward

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

preposition

  1. in the direction of:

    to walk toward the river.

  2. with a view to obtaining or having; for:

    They're saving money toward a new house.

  3. in the area or vicinity of; near:

    Our cabin is toward the top of the hill.

  4. turned to; facing:

    Her back was toward me.

  5. shortly before; close to:

    toward midnight.

  6. as a help or contribution to:

    to give money toward a person's expenses.

  7. with respect to; as regards:

    his attitude toward women.



adjective

  1. about to come soon; imminent.
  2. going on; in progress; afoot:

    There is work toward.

  3. propitious; favorable.
  4. Obsolete.
    1. promising or apt, as a student.
    2. compliant; docile.

toward

adjective

  1. rare.
    in progress; afoot
  2. obsolete.
    about to happen; imminent
  3. obsolete.
    promising or favourable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

preposition

  1. a variant of towards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴǷɲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ٴ·ɲn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toward1

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English ōɱ𲹰; equivalent to to + -ward
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toward1

Old English ōɱ𲹰; see to , -ward
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Idioms and Phrases

see go a long way toward .
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Example Sentences

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Sitting toward the back of the ballroom was a couple looking around anxiously.

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“If one person doesn’t get due process, none of us do!” a woman toward the back of the room shouted.

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And if Ukraine falls, owing to Trump’s disfavor toward Volodymyr Zelensky and appeasement of Vladimir Putin’s demand for territory, some European leaders—at least until they build up their own defenses—will be seeking self-protection deals as well.

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As Nacua walks away, teammate Adonis Alexander can be seen pointing at the fan and speaking toward him.

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“Cry” and cries aside, her work is in and out of revival, while John Coltrane’s is a cultural metronome such that even his inaccessible-for-some late-period recordings and live performances — during which he squealed and screamed his way toward another realm of psalm — are embraced by critics and jazz fans who dismiss the jazz avant-garde, his free playing their only exemption.

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