Definitions for toward

toward to·ward

Spelling: [preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adjecti
IPA: /preposition tɔrd, toʊrd, təˈwɔrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; adjective tɔrd, toʊrd/

Toward is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in toward (adortw).

Definitions for toward

adjective

  1. about to come soon; imminent.
  2. going on; in progress; afoot:
  3. propitious; favorable.
  4. Obsolete. promising or apt, as a student. compliant; docile.

preposition

  1. in the direction of:
  2. with a view to obtaining or having; for:
  3. in the area or vicinity of; near:
  4. turned to; facing:
  5. shortly before; close to:
  6. as a help or contribution to:
  7. with respect to; as regards:

Origin of toward

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

Examples for toward

Still, the urge to seek a return to normalcy remains powerful, he said, and could drive more people in Syria toward the truces.

Doubling down on Schedule I is, at best, a deranged way to push Americans away from “medical,” and toward recreational, use.

The newcomer went quickly, with catlike tread, toward the girl.

And he saw them turn one by one toward him in the moonlight and wait.

“Mireles is someone capable of moving the nation, and moving it toward justice,” says the padre.

All the roads into Iraqi Kurdistan and toward Baghdad are closed and now the road toward Syria is also blocked.

He held her hand affectionately in his, and often drew her toward him, that he might kiss her cheek.

Slipping her arm about Evelyn, Grace drew her toward the stairs.

Stay anywhere long enough and every direction eventually leads you toward a pawnshop of your life.

The posse would plunge ahead, and he could cut in toward Los Toros.

Word Value for toward
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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