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The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.
Chris Van Allsburg

Meaning of "toward" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOWARD

Old English tōweard.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOWARD

toward  [ˈtəʊəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOWARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toward can act as an adjective and a preposition.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES TOWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

toward

Toward

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

Definition of toward in the English dictionary

The first definition of toward in the dictionary is in progress; afoot. Other definition of toward is about to happen; imminent. Toward is also promising or favourable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOWARD


assured
əˈʃʊəd
contoured
ˈkɒntʊəd
coward
ˈkaʊəd
cured
kjʊəd
flowered
ˈflaʊəd
froward
ˈfrəʊəd
gourd
ɡʊəd
gourde
ɡʊəd
Howard
ˈhaʊəd
insured
ɪnˈʃʊəd
jet-powered
ˈdʒɛtˌpaʊəd
low-powered
ˌləʊˈpaʊəd
manicured
ˈmænɪkjʊəd
reassured
ˌriːəˈʃʊəd
Sigurd
ˈsɪɡʊəd
solar-powered
ˈsəʊləˌpaʊəd
steward
ˈstjʊəd
tenured
ˈtɛnjʊəd
uninsured
ˌʌnɪnˈʃʊəd
unsecured
ˌʌnsɪˈkjʊəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOWARD

tow
tow car
tow truck
tow-coloured
tow-haired
tow-start
towable
towage
towardliness
towardly
towardness
towards
towaway
towaway zone
towbar
towboat
towel
towel rack
towel rail
towel ring

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOWARD

afterward
award
awkward
backward
becoward
Castle Howard
downward
Edward
forward
hayward
Henry Howard
inward
onward
outward
reward
straightforward
untoward
upward
ward
Woodward

Synonyms and antonyms of toward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOWARD

Find out the translation of toward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia
570 millions of speakers

English

toward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

की ओर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ke arah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

auf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

方へ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방향
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menyang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hướng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நோக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिशेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kierunku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

до
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWARD»

The term «toward» is very widely used and occupies the 4.646 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOWARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toward

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10 QUOTES WITH «TOWARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word toward.
1
David Agus
I want doctors to treat toward health and not treat toward disease.
2
John R. Allen
We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghanistan where we're going to push toward a future. It is the future that the Afghans desire with the United States. It is a future that the Afghans desire with the international community and we desire that as well.
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Chris Van Allsburg
The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best.
4
Rick Atkinson
I think the Bush Administration had basically inherited a policy toward Iraq from the Reagan/Bush Administration that saw Iraq as a kind of fire wall against Iranian fundamentalism. And as it developed over the 1980s, it became a real political run-a-muck... even though the Iraqis were known to be harboring Palestinian terrorists.
5
Lester Bangs
Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity.
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Roy Barnes
We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.
7
Naomi Benaron
I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended toward Kigali airport.
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Pope Benedict XVI
A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward civil society, and therefore it allows these religions to be factors in building up society.
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Sara Blakely
I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.
10
Joshua Chamberlain
Mounting a large rock, I was able to see a considerable body of the enemy moving by the flank in rear of their line engaged, and passing from the direction of the foot of Great Round Top through the valley toward the front of my left.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOWARD»

Discover the use of toward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Toward an Architecture
This edition includes a new translation of the original text, a scholarly introduction, and background notes that illuminate the text and illustrations.
Le Corbusier, Jean-Louis Cohen, 2007
2
Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability
Blending a concise history of cars and their impact on the world, leading transportation experts Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon explain how we arrived at this state, and what we can do about it.
Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon, 2009
3
Attitudes Toward History
Examines how tragedy, satire, fantasy, and comedy express specific attitudes about history, describes the structure of history, and analyzes its symbolism
Kenneth Burke, 1984
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Toward Old Testament Ethics
Moral difficulties in the Old Testament present stumbling blocks to many who read these books. How are we to relate to a God who, at times, seems fickle, deceptive, and hateful?
‎1991
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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
The classic story of nonviolent resistance in America—the Montgomery bus boycott—written by Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in ...
Martin Luther King, Jr., 2010
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A Critique of Postcolonial Reason: Toward a History of the ...
The book addresses feminists, philosophers, critics, and interventionist intellectuals, as they unite and divide. It ranges from Kant's analytic of the sublime to child labor in Bangladesh.
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, 1999
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Moving Toward Balance: 8 Weeks of Yoga with Rodney Yee
Outlines an eight-week program of basic yoga postures, meditation, and breath awareness combined to promote physical, emotional, and psychological balance, and includes additional information for managing chronic pain and stress.
Rodney Yee, 2004
8
Toward a Comparative Institutional Analysis
A conceptual and analytical framework for understanding economic institutions and institutional change.
Masahiko Aoki, 2001
9
Commutative Algebra: With a View Toward Algebraic Geometry
Appendices on homological algebra, multilinear algebra and several other useful topics help to make the book relatively self- contained. Novel results and presentations are scattered throughout the text.
‎1995
10
Toward a Composition Made Whole
Shipka analyzes the work of current scholars in multimodality and combines this with recent writing theory to create her own teaching framework.
Jody Shipka, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toward is used in the context of the following news items.
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Salesforce Makes Strides Toward Gender Equality in Silicon Valley
Marc Benioff, the co-founder and chief executive of Salesforce, was riding high a couple of years ago. His cloud software company had weathered the financial ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Dementia Develops Faster in Women Than in Men, Study Suggests
“All we can say at this point is that there appears to be a faster trajectory for women than men” toward dementia, said Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, a professor of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Franklin Graham's Turn Toward Intolerance
One should expect that parents would lose their minds long before their children. But in the case of the famed evangelist Billy Graham's son, Franklin, it may be ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
4
Route of Migrants Into Europe Shifts Toward Balkans
Migration officials said they were not sure exactly why the flow had shifted toward the Balkans. They speculate that reports of frequent drownings and harrowing ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Greece and Creditors Move Toward Deal, and Investor Optimism …
ATHENS — Optimism rose on Friday over the prospects of an accord between Greece and its international creditors, as the two sides weighed the latest ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Soaring Vancouver home prices spur anger toward foreign buyers
After years of watching Vancouver housing prices climb, driven in part by Chinese investment, Eveline Xia came to a painful realization: Despite having a ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
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Fiat Scion's Strategy Toward GM: Patience
MILAN— John Elkann, chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCAU 1.16 % NV and scion of Italy's Agnelli family, isn't giving up on forging a partnership with ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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'Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel,' by Annie Cohen-Solal
In “Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel,” she carves out a portrait of the artist as an intellectual and original thinker, a cerebral figure rooted in his ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
9
Attitudes Toward Racism And Inequality Are Shifting
The civil rights movement caused a shift among whites toward understanding inequalities as the result of structural forces, but today, differences are most often ... «FiveThirtyEight, Jun 15»
10
As Fed Edges Toward Rate Increases, Investors Turn Cautious
WASHINGTON — This is not the moment the Federal Reserve will start to raise interest rates. But that day is coming, and investors are getting nervous. «New York Times, Jun 15»

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