towards

to·wards  (tôrdz, trdz, t-wôrdz)

prep.

Variant of toward.

adj.

Variant of toward.

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towards [təˈwɔːdz tɔːdz]

prep

1. in the direction or vicinity of towards London

2. with regard to her feelings towards me

3. as a contribution or help to money towards a new car

4. just before towards one o'clock

5. Irish in comparison with it's no work towards having to do it by hand Also toward

Thesaurus

towards

preposition

1. in the direction of, to, for, on the way to, on the road to, en route for She walked down the corridor towards the foyer.

2. with the aim of, for, in order to achieve, in order to obtain, so as to achieve They're working towards a hostage release hopefully by Saturday.

3. regarding, about, concerning, respecting, in relation to, with regard to, with respect to, apropos You must develop your own attitude towards religion.

4. just before, nearing, close to, coming up to, almost at, getting on for, shortly before There's a forecast of cooler weather towards the end of the week.

5. for, as a contribution to, as a help to He gave them £50,000 towards a house.

Translations

towards [t/əˈwɔːdz] toward [t/əˈwɔːd] prep (gen) → verso; (of attitude) → nei confronti di, verso; (of purpose) → per
we walked towards the sea → ci siamo incamminati verso il mare
the government is moving towards disaster → il governo si avvia al disastro
towards noon/the end of the year → verso mezzogiorno/la fine dell'anno
your attitude towards him → il tuo atteggiamento nei suoi confronti or verso di lui
to feel friendly towards sb → provare un sentimento d'amicizia per qn
to save towards sth → risparmiare per comprare qc
half my salary goes towards paying the rent → metà del mio stipendio se ne va per l'affitto or in affitto

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towards [t/əˈwɔːdz] toward [t/əˈwɔːd] prep (gen) → verso; (of attitude) → nei confronti di, verso; (of purpose) → per
we walked towards the sea → ci siamo incamminati verso il mare
the government is moving towards disaster → il governo si avvia al disastro
towards noon/the end of the year → verso mezzogiorno/la fine dell'anno
your attitude towards him → il tuo atteggiamento nei suoi confronti or verso di lui
to feel friendly towards sb → provare un sentimento d'amicizia per qn
to save towards sth → risparmiare per comprare qc
half my salary goes towards paying the rent → metà del mio stipendio se ne va per l'affitto or in affitto

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towards

prep towards, toward [), (American ) to:rd(z)]

1 (moving, facing etc) in the direction of He walked toward the door; She turned towards him. na نَحْوَ، باتِّجاه към k hen imod; mod zu προς hacia (kellegi, millegi) poole به سوی kohti vers לְעֶבֶר, לִקרַאת की ओर prema felé menuju til, í átt til, að verso ～に向かって (~) 쪽으로 link, į... pusę (virzienā) uz; pret ke arah naar mot w kierunku em direcção a spre по направлению к k proti ka mot ไปสู่ ...-e/a doğru 向 до, у напрямі до کي جانب về phía 向

2 in relation to What are your feelings towards him? oor نَحْوَ، بالنِّسْبَةِ لِ към vůči over for gegenüber σε σχέση με, απέναντι σε hacia suhtes, vastu نسبت به kohtaan envers כְּלַפֵּי के विषय में prema, u odnosu na irányába(n) terhadap gagnvart verso, per ～に対して (~에) 대한 (kieno nors) atžvilgiu, į (attiecībā) uz; pret terhadap jegens mot, overfor wobec para com faţă de по отношению к voči, k do prema gentemot, mot ในเรื่องเกี่ยวกับ ...-e/a karşı 對於，關於 до, щодо, стосовно کے متعلق về 对于，关于

3 as a contribution or help to Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey. vir من أجْل مُساعَدَة، كمُساهَمَه към pro, na som hjælp til als Beitrag zu με σκοπό, ως συνεισφορά σε para toetuseks برای varten pour (contribuer à) בִּשבִיל के लिए naprama, prema vmilyen célra untuk handa, í þágu per ～のために 기부로 už (nolūka nozīmē) untuk voor mot na para ajudar em pentru на, в пользу na (kot prispevek) za za [] till ช่วยเหลือทางการเงินต่อ için, amacıyla 為...，有助於 для کے مد ميں đóng góp 为...，有助于

4 (of time) near Towards night-time, the weather worsened. teen عندَ، حوالي، قُرْب към k hen imod gegen κοντά σε (για χρόνο) hacia, cerca de (ajaliselt) poole نزدیک juuri ennen vers לִקרַאת के निकट prema, blizu körül menjelang skömmu fyrir verso ～近く (시간) 가까워져 artinantis (laika nozīmē) uz; pret menjelang tegen mot pod perto de către к, около k proti oko framemot ใกล้จะถึง ...-e yakın, ... üzere 將近 близько, під, на تقريباً gần khoảng 将近

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towards → تجاه k hen imod auf … zu προς hacia kohti vers prema verso ･･･の方へ …을 향하여 in de richting van i retning av w kierunku em direção a, em direcção a по направлению к mot ไปทาง doğru về phía 朝向