toward
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1.0
- adposition
- /tɔrd/
- US
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- Memphis was now secure and the push towards Alexandria could begin.
- move toward
- head toward
- walk toward
You know, it's, it's just gravitating towards what's meaningful to you.
- You know, it's, it's just gravitating towards what's meaningful to you.
- When we can't turn toward our insecurity.
- So you're you're meant to always dry brush towards your heart.
- But you don't have to go down the road towards AGI, right?
- You would like see them lunge towards you and that's it.
- One nuclear weapon is headed toward the US We have time.
- We are not just like working towards fixing what's broken.
- These people are, you know, lean towards us, not towards you.
Examples
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She walked steadily toward the exit after the show ended.
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OK, so we can go this way toward the tool shed and gazebo.
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And they turn their boat towards where they think he might be.
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You follow that path and then cut toward the road.
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Now pull it toward you.
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I was face to face with them as they rode toward me.
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You're heading straight toward each other.
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He's coming now toward the gate.
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They make their way from the plane towards border control and customs.
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He's headed toward the outer perimeter.
Synonyms
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1.0
In front or moving forward to make progress
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1.0
In the direction someone faces or moves
45
2.7
Moving forward from a certain time or place
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2.2
From a time or place and continuing forward
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1.0
Towards the front or a place ahead
Toward the front of something
Toward the front
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average
How Near
Surface Forms
Morphology
toward = (transparent) = to + ward
The meaning 'in the direction of' is a direct combination of 'to' + the directional suffix '-ward', which B1 learners can readily infer. [Postprocessing: moved 'to' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
The word toward comes from old parts to and ward, where ward means 'direction' like in forward. So toward means 'to the direction of', which is why we use it for movement toward something.