-ward

or -wards
suff.

1. 1. In a specified direction in time or space: downward.
   2. Toward a specified place or position: skyward.
2. 1. Occurring or situated in a specified direction: leftward.
   2. Having a direction toward a specified place or position: landward.

[Middle English, from Old English -weard.]

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
  Synonyms: Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

Meaning #2: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
  Synonyms: Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward

Meaning #3: United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
  Synonyms: Montgomery Ward, Asron Montgomery Ward

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Dansk (Danish)
suff. - -ad (retning)

Français (French)
suff. - (suff.) indiquant le mouvement de ou la direction de, vers, en arrière, avant, de côté, le nord, le sud, le rivage etc

Deutsch (German)
suff. - ...wärtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
suff. - με κατεύθυνση

Español (Spanish)
suff. - utilizado para indicar dirección (en tiempo o espacio)

Svenska (Swedish)
suff. - anger riktning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向...的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
suff. - 向...的

한국어 (Korean)
suff. - ~쪽의

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اخر الكلمه) لاحقه معناها نحو او الى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
suff. - ‮(סופית) לשמות-מקום במשמעות של "לקראת" ולשמות-תואר במשמעות של "נוטה ל-"‬

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shayne ward	hines ward