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towards

[prep. tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adj. tawrd, tohrd]

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preposition Also, to·wards.

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.

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as a help or contribution to: to give money toward a person's expenses.

with respect to; as regards: his attitude toward women.

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adjective

about to come soon; imminent.

going on; in progress; afoot: There is work toward.

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propitious; favorable.

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promising or apt, as a student.

compliant; docile.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English tōweard. See to, -ward

Related forms

to·ward·ness, noun

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Preference will be given towards candidates with a background in physical biochemistry.

Third, it needs to shift the euro zone's macroeconomic policy from its obsession with budget-cutting towards an agenda for growth.

Mike walks towards an aspen grove, head down, taking notes.

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Preference will be given towards candidates with a background in physical biochemistry.

Third, it needs to shift the euro zone's macroeconomic policy from its obsession with budget-cutting towards an agenda for growth.

Mike walks towards an aspen grove, head down, taking notes.

In addition, your left and right hands don't fall along parallel lines, but rather both fall towards the center of the black hole.

But the quoll's toad-loving habits are driving the species towards extinction.

So naturally they'll gravitate towards your yard instead of a neighbor's.

The military's taken plenty of big steps towards fortifying battlefields with robot armies.

What irks me, though, is her unprofessional behavior towards my disability.

America's economy is set to shift away from consumption and debt and towards exports and saving.

Europe's eels are heading towards extinction, scientists warn.

The results of the study could simply mean that people have a tendency to have a bias towards negativity.

Why the migrating bats would be drawn towards the turbines is still a mystery.

Cut the pumpkin in half, starting at the stem and going towards the base, using a serrated knife.

Over the past few years, a jet stream moved more slowly towards the equator than previous ones.

Several people from the party below looked towards her without knowing what caught their attention.

Europeans thought they were progressing towards an ideal civilisation.

Things on the event horizon appear to be frozen in time as well and objects pulled towards it appear to stretch.

In case you hadn't noticed, there is a significant trend in modern capitalism towards getting rid of the middleman.

It also points towards an eventual united platform for all of the company's social gaming services on every device.

Such signals could warn other elephants of predators, help a lonely elephant find a mate, or direct them towards food and water.

Even plants exhibit tropisms towards conditions favorable to their growth.

When people can learn what others think, the wisdom of crowds may veer towards ignorance.

Of late there has been much talk about moving towards a solar energy future.

So, the two key differences: centripetal is real and pushing towards the center of the circle.

Even after a decent night, the long-gene people had reduced brain activity towards the end of the day.

The arrows point towards larger cells which fulfill the both the third and the fourth.

Any move towards net-zero buildings is far better than any move towards free markets.

There is no net evolution towards more fit, more complex, nor more healthy.

Prejudice is traditionally defined in social psychology as a negative feeling towards a particular group and its members.

Maybe, when focalist is feeling better, focalist can extrapolate any feelings about stereotyping towards other groups as well.

The tension of non-symmetry pushes nature's propensity of balance towards growth.

What used to be a retirement magnet, is moving towards a younger crowd.

Endangered seals in a marine protected area are heading towards local extinction, even while the same species thrives in an.

It also points towards an eventual united platform for all of the company's social.

Is the issue the poster counting towards your overall number of bags or do you think the poster will be too big to carry.

Instinct drives them from their nests on beaches towards the brightest horizon, ideally the waterline on an.

As the country struggles to refashion its government, archaeologists are looking warily towards the future.

And when one fish starts accelerating towards a prey fish, other members of the group join in the hunt.

Califia's bees are clustering towards the entrance of her top bar hive, leaving the the rear of the hive empty.

Women are often not following a linear path towards academic careers resulting in gap in their research productivity.

Our political cartoonist casts his eye towards the presidential campaign.

No predator, terrestrial or marine, is used to having its prey swim or walk towards it.

Some scientific disciplines lend themselves towards being showcased on the cyberscreen a little more than others.

For one, it pumps a clear liquid called hemolymph, usually towards the head but sometimes in the opposite direction.

They're calibrating that towards what the consumer is".

However partner suggested using the grant money to contribute more towards the household.

The volunteers were also asked to rate their warmth towards each of the main political parties.

Later, the birds grab hold of one another with their talons and fall spiraling towards earth.

What form all this comes in is not as important as the option to evolve towards our goals:.

Now it has lifted it entirely, although the case is continuing towards trial at the district court level.

We have been fighting the same battle for years, which is why our campus on working towards changing stats packages.

Management's job, he says, is not to give shareholders' money towards government schemes.

Conservationists start by herding elephants towards waiting trucks and ground teams, with a helicopter.

Psychologists have long known that many people are prejudiced towards others based on group affiliations, be.

Without tissues, researchers would not be able to work towards curing diseases and treating.

We should continue to turn our attention away from growth and towards quality".

More and more people, though, are gravitating towards an alternative explanation:.

Fear and joy stretch time as do stimuli that move towards us.

Kalash people are less sensitized towards the importance of their culture and are more easily impressionable.

It could also help contribute towards a better-looking device.

Understanding the face-recall mechanism in the brain would be a big step towards understanding this odd disorder.

She is perfect in the house, but outside she began showing aggression towards other dogs.

Its producers are working towards public television broadcasts across the country.

As many of our readers got an early preview of spring this past weekend, thoughts start to drift towards the convention season.

In return, the rich will get credits that they can put towards their emissions-reduction targets under the new climate treaty.

The show was specially directed towards inner-city kids who had fewer educational advantages.

Perhaps the human population would avoid the tendency towards geometric growth altogether.

Position the speakers to that the speakers are pointing towards you along the lines of the triangle.

The findings, together with earlier surveys, confirm that the recession intensified towards the end of last year.

Rawlings has remained in power to this day and has steered the nation towards democracy and relative economic health.

Hill, who died last year, said she ran towards the knoll to see the shooter but was stopped by two policemen.

Students can borrow the fees from the government, as well as a sum towards living expenses.

The direction of this acceleration is towards the center of the circle and it has a magnitude of:.

It represents a trend towards portability and miniaturization as our technology gets better.

And he will look towards adapting his position and his state directing his perception to all those.

Calving only means glaciers are moving towards the sea.

Graphics has lately made a great shift towards machine learning, which itself is about understanding data.

My comments are not geared towards whether or not this is good or bad government policy.

It does not move towards complexity as the vast number of single cell life forms that currently exist would attest.

I've been watching for a sign of deception or manipulation from him to surface towards a loved one.

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towards (təˈwɔːdz, tɔːdz)

—*prep*
1.	in the direction or vicinity of: towards London
2.	with regard to: her feelings towards me
3.	as a contribution or help to: money towards a new car
4.	just before: towards one o'clock
5.	(Irish) in comparison with: it's no work towards having to do it by hand

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Word Origin & History

toward

O.E. toweard "in the direction of," prepositional use of toweard (adj.) "coming, approaching," from to (see to) + -weard, from P.Gmc. *-warth, from PIE *wert "turn" (see -ward). Towards with adverbial genitive ending, was in O.E. as toweards.

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