Definitions for towards

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towards to·ward

Spelling: [preposition tawrd, tohrd, tuh-wawrd, twawrd, twohrd; adjecti

IPA: /preposition tɔrd, toʊrd, təˈwɔrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; adjective tɔrd, toʊrd/

Towards is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 217 anagrams from letters in towards (adorstw).

Definitions for towards

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 towards

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

Examples for towards

And every GOP win helps King achieve his goal: “to move the political center towards the right and towards the Constitution.”

The next morning was Sunday; and I walked out, towards the church.

The Centennial West line, which would be about the same size, would sweep west from Oklahoma towards California.

towards the image of their friend who broke the laws of God.

“The journey of the show is towards a sense of self: the who you are in public and the who you are inside,” he says.

towards the end of the interview, Ponomarev returned to the topic of Vanden Heuvel and her magazine.

With his inferior he will not be intimate, nor towards him will he be "proudly condescending."

A salt lake was visible a few miles to the east, towards which we proceeded.

They turned in towards the river, and we rode down to meet them.

I began walking right, towards my dorm, when I realized I needed to go to the hospital.