toward
677
1.0
- adposition
- /tɔrd/
- US
:
hacia
- Some of these students have negative feelings toward their school music programs for not including them.
- attitudes toward
- policy toward
- a positive attitude toward
So loyalty, can she feel it towards him or not?
- So loyalty, can she feel it towards him or not?
- We direct our emotions towards the wrong objects.
- They could be oriented towards other matters as well.
- So I can turn compassion toward that person, too.
- And in that doesn't necessarily point towards a ground truth.
- I bear no ill will toward my bow or bestie.
- Why the lack of attention toward LSD?
- But the worst part was was her manners towards the staff.
- Thing is that Ella has been cold towards us since.
- And this rant is not towards those people who comment, OK.
- Because our brains have evolved a bias towards loss rather than reward.
- Although like my, my whole attitude towards you was not appropriate.
- What is Gregory's attitude towards these sons of Clovis?
- I think my accent is more towards like an American sounding accent.
Examples
-
Some of these students have negative feelings toward their school music programs for not including them.
Academic text (2015) -
So I can turn compassion toward that person, too.
-
That is not a road map toward everyone getting to the truth.
-
Everybody thinks Christmas time is about peace on Earth and good will toward men.
-
Men and women tend to hold different attitudes toward the size and scope of government.
Academic text (2013) -
Father, I accuse myself of bad thoughts toward my family.
-
Protestant churches are in different places on the difficult journey toward reconciliation and visible unity.
Academic text (2015) -
Research has also examined students' attitudes toward loans and their perceptions of education debt.
Academic text (2015) -
Men and women tend to hold different attitudes toward the size and scope of government.
-
That is not a road map toward everyone getting to the truth.
Synonyms
About a particular subject
Compounds
- Specialized
A very high or very low result usually comes before a result closer to the average
Surface Forms
Morphology
toward = (semi-transparent) = to + ward
The relational meaning ('in relation to') is an extension of the directional sense and is reasonably inferable but requires a pragmatic shift. [Postprocessing: moved 'to' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
The word toward also came to mean 'in relation to' because the idea of 'direction' was used for feelings and thoughts; saying you feel something 'toward' a person is like pointing your feelings in their direction, so it now means 'about' or 'in relation to'.