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toward
[ preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adjective tawrd, tohrd ]
preposition
- 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.
toward
adjective
- rare.in progress; afoot
- obsolete.about to happen; imminent
- obsolete.promising or favourable
preposition
- a variant of towards
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǷɲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ٴ·ɲn noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of toward1
Idioms and Phrases
see go a long way toward .Example Sentences
has always slowed this country’s march toward a more perfect union hasn’t been freedom of the press, but an unwillingness to believe truth.
Ballard said Saint Germain trained him as a messenger who could lead others toward enlightenment.
S&P noted that Bass’ 2025-2026 proposed budget “identifies potential structural reforms, which we consider to be an important step toward correcting the fiscal imbalance.”
In the fifth inning, after Andy Pages reached on a double for the second time in the game, Skenes struck out Shohei Ohtani on a full-count curveball that sent the Dodgers star into a twisting, off-balance backswing and had Pirates catcher Henry Davis pumping his fist toward the mound in celebration.
After the shooting, Lauren is seen turning and walking back toward her home, before the video cuts out.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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