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Definitions for toward
tɔrd, toʊrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; tɔrd, toʊrdto·ward

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Wiktionary

  1. towardadjective

    Future; that which is to come.

  2. towardadjective

    Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.

  3. towardadjective

    Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.

  4. towardadjective

    Promising, likely; froward.

    Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. Shakespeare.

  5. towardpreposition

    Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at).

    She moved toward the door.

  6. towardpreposition

    In relation to (someone or something).

    What are your feelings toward him?

  7. towardpreposition

    For the purpose of attaining (an aim).

    I'm saving money toward retirement.

  8. towardpreposition

    Located close to; near (a time or place).

    Our place is over toward the station.

  9. Etymology: From toweard, equivalent to

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Towardadjective

    Ready to do or learn; not froward.

  2. Toward, Towardsadverb

    Near; at hand; in a state of preparation.

    Etymology: It is doubtful whether in this use the word be adverb or adjective.

    What might be toward that this sweaty haste
    Doth make the night joint labourer with the day. William Shakespeare.

  3. Toward, Towardsprep.

    Etymology: toward , Saxon.

    He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1.

    The currents drive,
    Tow’rds the retreating sea, their furious tide. John Milton.

    We brought them to as great peace between themselves, as love towards us for having made the peace. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Repent you not,
    As that the sin hath brought you to this shame,
    Which sorrow’s always tow’rds ourselves, not heav’n? William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

    His heart relented towards her. John Milton.

    By our law, no good is to be left undone towards all, not the good of the tongue, the hand, the heart. Robert South, Sermons.

    This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble, after it had enjoyed for so many years the most uninterrupted prosperity. Edward Hyde, b. ii.

    I am towards nine years older since I left you. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Toward

    Toward; (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon, Scotland, at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula. During the Second World War, the Toward area was a training centre called HMS Brontosaurus also known as the No 2 Combined Training Centre (CTC), based at Castle Toward.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Toward

    alt. of Towards

  2. Towardadverb

    alt. of Towards

  3. Toward

    approaching; coming near

  4. Toward

    readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth

  5. Toward

    ready to act; forward; bold; valiant

Wikidata

  1. Toward

    Toward is a village near Dunoon at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Toward

    tō′ard, Towards, tō′ardz, prep. in the direction of: with a tendency to: for, as a help to: near, about.—adv. nearly: in a state of preparation. [A.S. tóweard, adj., to, and ward, sig. direction.]

  2. Toward

    -ly, tō′ward, -li, adj. ready to do or learn: apt.—ns. Tō′wardness, Tō′wardliness.

Editors Contribution

  1. toward

    To a specific direction.

    They moved toward the village green to ensure they got to see the village bandstand and music.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. TOWARD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Toward is ranked #95115 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Toward surname appeared 192 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Toward.

    91.1% or 175 total occurrences were White.
    6.7% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of toward in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of toward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of toward in a Sentence

  1. Anquan Boldin:

    This deal for us was never about telling guys what they can or can’t do. It was never about telling guys that they can’t protest or to stop protesting. This agreement was the NFL listening to the concerns of its players and responding in a like matter, we want to take money out of sending people to jail and put it toward education and opportunities for economic advancement.

  2. Iraj Harirchi:

    Qassem Soleimani said. That was under Irans Shiite shah, toppled in the 1979 revolution. But even after, Iran fought off other outbreaks, and its hospitals, doctors and nurses are known as some of the best in the wider Middle East, with a network of clinics from villages to big cities. However, the system appears to be stretching at the seams, with online videos purporting to show field hospitals going up. Meanwhile, Irans Shiite 80 million people, whose sense of high risk has been dulled by years of international isolation, crowd into grocery stores and butcher shops, suspicious of anything in the state media. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, looms on Friday, a holiday when millions travel. The government repeatedly has stopped short of ordering any major travel restrictions. It hasnt explained why, but there could be worry about further angering its people or slowing down its anemic, sanctions-hurt economy. Online videos show Iranians ignoring government demands to stay home and moving instead toward the coast of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. Residents of hard-hit Rasht, on Irans Shiite coast, have threatened to attack out-of-towners. We expect that, God willing, we can contain the rising trend of the disease, not the disease itself, by March 26, but I say this very frankly : if the great people dont cooperate, the disease will continue to be there until late May or even in June, and turn into a huge crisis. CLICK HERE FOR MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE And the man who once called quarantines a thing of the past added :.

  3. Michael Roth:

    It is in the hands of those responsible in Turkey to decide whether they want to be a member of this European community of values, i would suggest we do not slam the door shut. That would be a wrong signal toward those in Turkey who still long for European values.

  4. Justin Amash:

    Everyone has the right to protest. And I think the governor overreached in a lot of ways. And that upset a lot of people in the state of Michigan, but when we protest, we have to do it in a way that is appropriate. I totally denounce and condemn Nazi symbols that were used in some of the protests. I think it's a terrible idea to come into the capitol with weapons, bearing weapons, knowing that it might be perceived as some form of intimidation toward legislators. So, I denounce those things. But everyone has the right to protest.

  5. Richard Blumenthal:

    What we've seen over the past years is a trend toward mammoth beer behemoths in our market and the result has not been a happy one for many consumers, i would urge the Department of Justice to think beyond the divestiture that has been proposed.

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