toward
Use Toward in a sentence
preposition Also, to·wards.
1.
in the direction of: to walk toward the river.
2.
with a view to obtaining or having; for: They're saving money toward a new house.
3.
in the area or vicinity of; near: Our cabin is toward the top of the hill.
4.
turned to; facing: Her back was toward me.
5.
shortly before; close to: toward midnight.
adjective
8.
about to come soon; imminent.
9.
going on; in progress; afoot: There is work toward.
10.
propitious; favorable.
11.
Obsolete.
a.
promising or apt, as a student.
b.
compliant; docile.
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Toward
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| toward | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | rare in progress; afoot |
| 2. | obsolete about to happen; imminent |
| 3. | obsolete promising or favourable |
| —prep | |
| 4. | a variant of towards |
| [Old English tōweard; see | |
| 'towardness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Shrimp normally gravitate toward safe, dark corners.
It reacts to too much shade by sending out a tendril toward whatever light it can find.
Position the bouquet on the frame, with the radishes facing up and the leaves toward the back.
The flames licked up toward the siding of the house.
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