toward

prep. also to·wards (tôrdz, tōrdz, tə-wôrdz')

1. In the direction of: driving toward home.
2. In a position facing: had his back toward me.
3. Somewhat before in time: It began to rain toward morning.
4. With regard to; in relation to: an optimistic attitude toward the future.
5. In furtherance or partial fulfillment of: contributed five dollars toward the bill.
6. By way of achieving; with a view to: efforts toward peace.

adj. (tôrd, tōrd)

1. Favoring success or a good outcome; propitious.
2. often towards Happening soon; imminent.
3. Obsolete. Being quick to understand or learn.

[Middle English, from Old English tōweard : tō, to; see to + -weard, -ward.]

USAGE NOTE   Some critics have tried to discern a semantic distinction between toward and towards, but the difference is entirely dialectal. Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English.

adjective

Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, propitious, salutary, useful. See help/harm/harmless.

adj

Definition: near
Antonyms: away, from

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IN BRIEF: In the direction of.

She walked toward the mountain.

Common misspelling(s) of toward

• towrad

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - mod, imod
adj. - forestående, i anmarch, medgørlig, føjelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
naar (... toe), richting, jegens, tegen/ vlak voor (van tijd), tegen aan (ook figuurlijk), bijna, ten behoeve van

Français (French)
prep. - vers, envers, pour, à
adj. - favorable, imminent, en progrès, docile, traitable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fügsam, vielversprechend, im Gange
prep. - nach, auf ... zu, gegenüber, zu, gegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (απαρχ.) ευνοϊκός, ευοίωνος
prep. - προς (την κατεύθυνση), κατά (τη διεύθυνση), κοντά, για, ώστε (να)

Italiano (Italian)
promettente, docile, prossimo, verso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - voltado para, dirigido para
prep. - na direção de, com respeito a

Русский (Russian)
по направлению (к предмету)

Español (Spanish)
prep. - hacia, para, para con, alrededor de, con respecto a, próximo a, cerca de, en dirección a, rumbo a
adj. - inminente, en curso, que se está llevando a cabo, favorable, dócil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nära förestående, i görningen, under uppsegling, gynnsam, lovande, vänlig, villig
prep. - mot, i riktning mot, åt...till, gentemot, med tanke på, med sikte på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向, 朝, 对于, 接近, 将近, 关于, 即将来到的, 进行中的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 向, 朝, 對於, 接近, 將近, 關於
adj. - 即將來到的, 進行中的

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~쪽으로
adj. - 온순한, 전도 유망한, 임박해 오는

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 方へ, 方に, 近くに, 対して, 向かって, …のために, 支払いの一部として, …ぐらい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قريب ألحدوث, وشيك (حرف جر) نحو, من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮אל-, כלפי-, לקראת-, לגבי, לשם, זמן קצר לפני-‬
adj. - ‮ממשמש ובא, צייתן, מבשר טוב, מבטיח, ידידותי‬

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