What does toward mean?
Definitions for toward
tɔrd, toʊrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; tɔrd, toʊrdto·ward
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word toward.
Wiktionary
toward(Adjective)
Future; that which is to come.
Etymology: From toweard, equivalent to
toward(Adjective)
Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
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toward(Adjective)
Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
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toward(Adjective)
Promising, likely; froward.
Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. u2015 Shakespeare.
Etymology: From toweard, equivalent to
toward(Preposition)
Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at).
She moved toward the door.
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toward(Preposition)
In relation to (someone or something).
What are your feelings toward him?
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toward(Preposition)
For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
I'm saving money toward retirement.
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toward(Preposition)
Located close to; near (a time or place).
Our place is over toward the station.
Etymology: From toweard, equivalent to
Webster Dictionary
Toward
alt. of Towards
Toward(adverb)
alt. of Towards
Toward
approaching; coming near
Toward
readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth
Toward
ready to act; forward; bold; valiant
Freebase
Toward
Toward is a village near Dunoon at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.—tó, to, and ward, sig. direction.]
Toward
-ly, tō′ward, -li, adj. ready to do or learn: apt.—ns. Tō′wardness, Tō′wardliness.
Editors Contribution
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
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of toward in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of toward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of toward in a Sentence
[ There's a ] great sense of community, everybody working toward the greater good of the community and wanting it to be a great place to live.
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:
While explicit forward guidance was used as a policy tool during the recession and earlier in the recovery, in more normal times, away from the zero lower bound, I believe forward guidance should be viewed more as a communications device, as such, I would like to see the forward guidance evolve over time to give more information about the conditions we systematically assess in calibrating the stance of policy to the economy's actual progress and anticipated progress toward our dual-mandate goals.
ACTUV represents a new vision of naval surface warfare that trades small numbers of very capable, high-value assets for large numbers of commoditized, simpler platforms that are more capable in the aggregate, the U.S. military has talked about the strategic importance of replacing ‘king’ and ‘queen’ pieces on the maritime chessboard with lots of ‘pawns,’ and ACTUV is a first step toward doing exactly that.
This contradicts everything we have been working toward for the past 10-to-15 years.
This study is the first one that really shows an organized picture by using the assessment instrument of the WHO. I hope that this will help us to create a strong front to move forward toward deinstitutionalization.
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- haciaSpanish
- به سمتPersian
- ke arahIndonesian
- em direção aPortuguese
- кRussian
- karşıTurkish
- 往Chinese
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