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toward meaning

EN[təˈwɔːd] [twɔɹd] [tɔɹd] [-ɔː(ɹ)d]
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WToward
  • Toward (Scottish Gaelic: Tollard) is a village near Dunoon at the southern tip of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
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    Definition of toward in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveSUF-ward
    1. OBS Future; to come.
      1. (dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
        1. Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
          1. (obsolete or archaic) Promising, likely; froward.
            1. Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. ― Shakespeare.
        2. Preposition
          1. In the direction of.
            1. She moved toward the door. ‎
          2. In relation to (someone or something).
            1. What are your feelings toward him? ‎
          3. For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
            1. I'm saving money toward retirement. ‎
          4. Located close to; near (a time or place).
            1. Our place is over toward the station. ‎
        3. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • As commonly mens minds use to fore-give and tell aforehand when there is some mischiefe and ill toward them--Philemon Holland, Livy's Romane historie XXV. xxxv. (1609) 575
            • This prevalent tendency toward softmindedness is found in man's unbelievable gullibility.
            • Now (sayd the Lady) draweth toward night, And well I wote, that of your later fight Ye all forwearied be: for what so strong, 285 But wanting rest will also want of might?
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Uncomparable adjectives
            • Morphemes
              • Suffixes
                • Words by suffix
                  • Words suffixed with -ward
              • Prepositions
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              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of toward for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "toward" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a preposition.
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