Variant(s): or to·wards /(
)t
(-
)rd(z), ()t
(-)rd(z), t-wrd(z), ()twrd(z), ()twrd(z)/Function: preposition
1 : in the direction of <heading toward town>
2 a : along a course leading to <efforts toward peace> b : in regard to <attitude toward life>
3 : so as to face <turn the chair toward the window>
4 : not long before : NEAR <toward noon>
5 : as part of the payment for <$100 toward a new sofa>
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