Definitions for -ward
-ward

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1. -wardsuffix

   Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.

2. -wardsuffix

   Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.

3. Etymology: From -weard, -weardes; akin to Old Saxon and Old Frisian -ward. Old High German -wert, German -wärts, Icelandic -verðr, Gothic -vaírþs, Latin vertere to turn, versus toward, and English worth to become. See wort, intransitive verb, and compare verse.

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1. -wardverb

   alt. of -wards

How to pronounce -ward?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say -ward in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of -ward in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of -ward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of -ward in a Sentence

1. Thomas Kochan:

   I see it as an effort to ward off negative publicity when they will be most vulnerable to publicity.

2. Roger Byron:

   American Atheists Oklahoma State Director Tim Ward said in a statement. Roger Byron, senior counsel toFirst Liberty Institute -- the group that successfullydefendedthe Bladensburg Peace Cross at the Supreme Court -- disagrees. SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO DISPLAY IN GOD WE TRUST, UNDER TERMS OF NEW LAW Despite the claims of the perpetually offended, there are few things in our country today more unifying across the cultural and political spectrum than our national motto.

3. The State Department:

   And the troop deployment was the lead across all the network nightly newscasts on Thursday evening. ABC's David Muir : on the groundA small number of correspondents for Western news outlets are in Afghanistan and are giving voice to the citizens there. For example, CNN's chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward filed a report from Kandahar last weekend. Flash forward a few days, and she says.

4. Washington Governor Jay Inslee:

   This is not a moment of high anxiety, this is a low risk. It appears to have a transmission vector that really should not prevent anyone from going anywhere in Snohomish County, except maybe the isolation ward at the hospital.

5. Kimberly Holmes-Ross:

   My parents weren’t even shown houses in this ward in 1962 – everything was over in the 5th Ward. That is what they were shown and allowed to buy, we’re looking to either build another house or add on to our garage.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-Ward
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/-ward