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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
- ˈ³Ù´Ç·É²¹°ù»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³Ù´Ç··É²¹°ù»ån±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of toward1
Idioms and Phrases
see go a long way toward .Example Sentences
Apple in February said it would invest $500 billion in the U.S. that would go toward various efforts, including opening a manufacturing facility in Houston.
Indeed, the nation’s top environmental agency has been mired in a flurry of activity in recent weeks as the administration delivers blow after blow to its programs: canceling grant funds, shuttering offices, laying off workers and targeting projects geared toward air and water quality, electric vehicle infrastructure and curbing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump officials are hoping to claw back incentives from President Biden’s landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, geared toward energy innovation and efficiency.
He leaned toward me and added, “Muslim voters want the same thing every community wants—respect and equality.â€
The point guard shouted toward her teammates while coaches huddled together separately.
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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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