Definition of toward Toward

/tʌwɔˈɹd/ - [tuword] - to•ward

We found 13 definitions of toward from 5 different sources.

What does toward mean?

Wiktionary

toward (Adjective)
Future; to come.
toward (Adjective)
Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand .
toward (Adjective)
Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
toward (Adjective)
Promising, likely; froward.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

toward (prep.)
Alt. of Towards
toward (adv.)
Alt. of Towards
toward (prep.)
Approaching; coming near.
toward (prep.)
Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
toward (prep.)
Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

toward
In the direction of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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

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toward, adjective.

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