toward

to·ward  (tôrd, trd, t-wôrd)

prep. also to·wards (tôrdz, trdz, t-wôrdz)

1. In the direction of: driving toward home.

2. In a position facing: had his back toward me.

3. Somewhat before in time: It began to rain toward morning.

4. With regard to; in relation to: an optimistic attitude toward the future.

5. In furtherance or partial fulfillment of: contributed five dollars toward the bill.

6. By way of achieving; with a view to: efforts toward peace.

adj. (tôrd, trd)

1. Favoring success or a good outcome; propitious.

2. often towards Happening soon; imminent.

3. Obsolete Being quick to understand or learn.

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[Middle English, from Old English tweard : t, to; see to + -weard, -ward.]

Usage Note: Some critics have tried to discern a semantic distinction between toward and towards, but the difference is entirely dialectal. Toward is more common in American English; towards is the predominant form in British English.

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toward

adj [ˈtəʊəd]

1. Now rare in progress; afoot

2. Obsolete about to happen; imminent

3. Obsolete promising or favourable

prep [təˈwɔːd tɔːd]

a variant of towards

[Old English tōweard; see to, -ward]

Translations

toward [təˈwɔːd] PREP

1. (direction) → hacia
we walked toward the sea → caminamos hacia el mar or rumbo al mar
the government is moving toward disaster → el gobierno se encamina hacia el desastre

2. (time) → alrededor de, a eso de
toward noon → alrededor de mediodía
toward six o'clock → hacia las seis, a eso de las seis

3. (attitude) → para con, con respecto a, hacia
his attitude toward the church → su actitud para con or con respecto a or hacia la iglesia
to feel friendly toward sb → sentir simpatía hacia or por algn

4. (purpose) → para
we're saving toward our holiday → ahorramos dinero para nuestras vacaciones
it helps toward a solution → contribuye a la solución, ayuda en el esfuerzo por encontrar una solución
half my salary goes toward paying the rent → la mitad de mi sueldo se va en el alquiler

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toward [təˈwɔː^rd] towards [təˈwɔː^rdz] prep

(= in the direction of) → vers
He came towards me → Il est venu vers moi.
She leant across the table towards me → Elle s'est penchée vers moi par-dessus la table.
to point toward sth → pointer un doigt vers qn, désigner qch du doigt
Patterson pointed toward a cardboard box → Patterson pointa un doigt vers une boîte en carton., Patterson désigna du doigt une boîte en carton.

(= near) → vers
Their home was towards the top of the hill → Leur maison se trouvait vers le haut de la colline.

(= in relation to) → envers
to feel friendly towards sb → être bien disposé(e) envers qn
my feelings towards him → mes sentiments envers lui

(as contribution) to go towards sth, to go toward sth → être consacré(e) à qch
to give sb money towards sth, to give sb money toward sth → donner de l'argent à qn pour l'achat de qch
He gave them £20,000 towards a house → Il leur a donné 20 000 livres pour l'achat d'une maison.
a contribution towards sth, a contribution toward sth → une contribution à qch
to make a contribution towards sth, to make a contribution toward sth → apporter sa contribution à qch, contribuer à qch

(in time) → vers
towards noon, toward noon → vers midi
towards the end of the year → vers la fin de l'année

(when talking about changes, trends etc) → vers
the trend towards couples living together before marriage → la tendance au concubinage
She began moving towards a different life-style → Elle commença à s'orienter vers un autre mode de vie.
tow bar n → barre f de remorquage

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toward

adj (form: = favourable) → angemessen

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toward(s)

prep

(= in direction of) (with verbs of motion) → auf (+acc) → … zu; they walked toward the town → sie gingen auf die Stadt zu; we sailed toward China → wir segelten in Richtung China; it’s further north, toward Dortmund → es liegt weiter im Norden, Richtung Dortmund; toward the south → nach or gen (liter) → Süden; he turned toward her → er wandte sich ihr zu; with his back toward the wall → mit dem Rücken zur Wand; you should read with your back toward the light → Sie sollten mit dem Rücken zum Licht lesen; on the side (facing) toward the sea → zum Meer hin; a hotel facing toward the sea → ein Hotel mit Blick aufs Meer; they are working toward a solution → sie arbeiten auf eine Lösung hin; if it helps toward finding a solution → wenn es dazu beiträgt, eine Lösung zu finden; toward a better understanding of … → zum besseren Verständnis von …; I gave him some money toward a car → ich gab ihm etwas Geld als Beitrag zu seinem Auto

(= in relation to) → … (dat) → gegenüber; what are your feelings toward him? → was empfinden Sie ihm gegenüber?, was empfinden Sie für ihn?

toward ten o’clock → gegen zehn Uhr; toward the end of the 60’s/the year → gegen Ende der sechziger Jahre or Sechzigerjahre/des Jahres

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