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towards

  • adverb
  • to·wards
  • /təˈwɔːdz/

In the direction of something (indicated by context).

Related words

  • theretowards
  • wheretowards
  • gear towards
  • go towards
  • dial towards
  • lean towards
  • pay towards
  • with an eye towards
  • count towards

Example sentences

  • “Are you working towards your vision?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “It makes sense as a general goal to work towards.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "tōweardes".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “towards” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.