What does towards mean?
Definitions for towards
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towards(Adverb)
In the direction of something (indicated by context).
Etymology: From . See -s#Etymology 3
towards(Preposition)
Variant of toward.
Etymology: From . See -s#Etymology 3
Webster Dictionary
Towards
in the direction of; to
Towards
with direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning
Towards
tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of
Towards
near; about; approaching to
Towards(adverb)
near; at hand; in state of preparation
Towards
see Toward
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'towards' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #289
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'towards' in Written Corpus Frequency: #676
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of towards in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of towards in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of towards in a Sentence
With a few clicks of a button, you can go online and have them shipped right to your door. just like the rest of the world is moving more towards online purchasing, so is a lot of illegal activity.
We see the dollar moving towards parity with the euro in the third quarter, but if something happens around Greece, it may come sooner.
Criminal Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones:
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
I saw a gunman coming towards me and everything was in slow motion, but I so vividly remember the sounds of the gunshots breaking the glass behind me.
Financial regulators are favorable towards innovation. But that cannot come to the detriment of the security of the consumer.
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