TOWARD

Definition: TOWARD

TOWARD

Preposition

1. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.

2. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.

3. Approaching; coming near.

4. Alt. of Towards

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "TOWARD" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: TOWARD

You've got four bogies heading toward you (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

I want peace on earth and good will toward man. (Sneakers; writing credit: Phil Alden Robinson, Lawrence Lasker, and Walter F. Parkes.)

Can I ask why we're heading toward it (T2 3-D: Battle Across Time; writing credit: Adam J. Bezark; James Cameron)

Oh Lisa, trying is just the first step toward failure (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Suddenly I saw two twins walking toward me. I wondered how they would get past (2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle; writing credit: Catherine Vimenet; Jean-Luc Godard)

Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order (Lose Yourself; performing artist: EMINEM)

And when he finished speakin', he turned back toward the window, ("The Gambler"; performing artist: Kenny Rogers)

A Year Toward Tomorrow (1966)

Toward the Unknown (1956)

Sampans Racing Toward Liner (1901)

Odilon Redon or The Eye Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Toward Infinity (1995)

Toward Intimacy (1992)

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Books

• Toward a Restraint-Free Environment: Reducing the Use of Physical and Chemical Restraints in Long-Term and Acute Care Settings (reference)

• The Case Against the Global Economy: And for a Turn Toward the Local (reference)

• Toward the Sunrising (Cheney Duvall, M.D./Lynn Morris, 4) (reference)

• Toward a History of Epistemic Things: Synthesizing Proteins in the Test Tube (Writing Science) (reference)

• Toward Magnetic North: The Oberholtzer-Magee 1912 Canoe Journey to Hudson Bay (reference)

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Periodicals

• Toward Freedom (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Dead Can Dance - Toward the Within (reference)

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Music

• Satoh: Toward the Night (reference)

• A Shout Toward Noon (reference)

• Toward the Sun (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Shows poster with an artistically rendered profile of a woman looking toward small sword with slogans: "Cancer In Its Early Stages Is Curable" and "American Society For The Control Of Cancer.". Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Turning its penetrating vision toward southern skies, the Hubble telescope has peered down a ... Credit: NASA.

As two NASA spacecraft speed toward a mid-year rendezvous with Mars, astronomers using the ... Credit: NASA.

Five Cow-nosed Rays - Rhinoptera bonasus - gliding toward the photographer with both wing tips up. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Looking south toward mouth of Naknek River near village of Naknek. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Looking toward the mainland from the top of Galindez Island. 67 15 S Latitude 64 15 W Longitude. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

East Timbalier Island from the gulf side looking North toward the Bay. This image shows the Greenhill Oil Company facility. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Looking north toward the Bay, Greenhill Production facility to the right. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. Looking east toward Nannygoat Beach. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

B-52H Stratofortress heads toward a target in Kosovo.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Why, in such a constitution as this, the dissolution of the government in these cases is to be imputed to the prince, is evident; because he, having the force, treasure and offices of the state to employ, and often persuading himself, or being flattered by others, that as supreme magistrate he is uncapable of controul; he alone is in a condition to make great advances toward such changes, under pretence of lawful authority, and has it in his hands to terrify or suppress opposers, as factious, seditious, and enemies to the government: whereas no other part of the legislative, or people, is capable by themselves to attempt any alteration of the legislative, without open and visible rebellion, apt enough to be taken notice of, which, when it prevails, produces effects very little different from foreign conquest. (Second Treatise of Government)

In the South, the movement toward free common schools, supported [347 U.S. 483, 490] by general taxation, had not yet taken hold. (reference)

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Somewhere not too far from here, toward the middle of the island, there may have been heaven on earth, but hell had certainly set up business on its porch

He passes up the boulevard very often, and goes toward La Glaciere, Rue Croulebarbe

What, shall we toward the Tower

The women moved cautiously out of the doorways toward their men, and the children crept behind the women, cautiously, ready to run.

Most of the stone a nation hammers goes toward its tomb only

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Looks upward or turns toward a new sound. (references)

Weight loss diminishes hyperglycemia to or toward normal. (references)

Whyte J. Toward a methodology for rehabilitation research. (references)

Business

Low pay also increases a lax attitude toward corruption. (references)

The Italian market for importing is very favorable toward U.S. companies. (references)

Growth in this segment is caused by the migration toward new technologies. (references)

Children

Ethiopia

The Tigray Women's Association also has had an impact in changing societal attitudes toward early marriage. (references)

Mozambique

Provincial Ministry of Women and Coordination of Social Action officials continued their educational campaign to reverse traditional attitudes toward children with disabilities. (references)

South Africa

The school funding formula, based on norms and standards tied to physical resources and performance, devotes 60 percent of nonpersonnel resources toward the 40 percent most needy schools. (references)

Civil Liberties

Colombia

They use both violent and nonviolent means toward political ends. (references)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

No formal government policy toward refugee or asylum requests exists. (references)

Afghanistan

The convoy was advancing toward Taliban positions near the city of Taloqan. (references)

Discrimination

Afghanistan

Its severity varied from area to area, depending on the local leadership's attitude toward education for girls and employment for women and on local attitudes. (references)

Hong Kong

An Equal Opportunities Commission has been established to work toward the elimination of discrimination and to promote equality of opportunity with specific reference to gender, disability, and family status. (references)

Economic History

Tunisia

Progress toward full democracy has been slow. (references)

Human Rights

Dominican Republic

Time already served counts toward a sentence. (references)

Bulgaria

In the event of a conviction, the time spent in pretrial detention is credited toward the sentence. (references)

Congo

Shortly before the attack, Hema leaders reportedly had accused the ICRC of favoritism toward the Lendu. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

Under the agreement, the federal-state Council of Australian Governments (COAG) will monitor progress toward these goals. (references)

Russia

Responsibility for government policy toward indigenous people has been transferred between government agencies several times in the last few years. (references)

Canada

As a result, the evolution of the Federal Government's policy toward aboriginal rights, particularly land claims, has been linked closely to legal challenges, including 45 Supreme Court decisions. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

Opinion polls have shown that among all ethnic groups, the level of intolerance is highest toward Roma. (references)

Eritrea

Societal attitudes toward members of Jehovah's Witnesses are the exception to a widespread religious tolerance. (references)

Turkmenistan

The societal attitude toward conversion from Islam to any other religion generally is surprise, and often disapproval. (references)

Political Economy

Panama

Police conduct toward public protesters was restrained. (references)

Sudan

Both sides took some steps toward peace during the year. (references)

Seychelles

There was no progress toward privatization during the year. (references)

Political Rights

Croatia

OSCE monitors characterized the voting as having made "marked progress" toward meeting OSCE standards. (references)

Armenia

The 1999 parliamentary elections and several by-elections during 1999 and 2000 represented a step toward compliance with OSCE commitments, but failed to meet international standards for free and fair elections. (references)

Kazakhstan

The OSCE mission sent to observe the elections concluded that the elections were "a tentative step" toward democracy but "fell short of (Kazakhstan's) OSCE commitments." The lower house (Majilis), consisting of 77 members, was elected directly in October 1999. Under amendments to the Constitution passed in 1998, membership in the Majilis elected in 1999 included 10 new seats assigned proportionally to political parties based on the percentage of votes they received nationally (with a minimum vote threshold of 7 percent). (references)

Trade

Czech Rep

Further regulatory changes are expected in the run-up toward EU accession. (references)

Honduras

Overall, the new legislation is a major step toward modernizing financial intermediation in Honduras. (references)

Haiti

Haiti's government has taken some positive steps in the recent years toward lowering their overall customs tariff rates. (references)

Travel

Austria

Overall, Austrians are generally well disposed toward Americans. (references)

Taiwan

The people of Taiwan are generally outgoing toward foreigners and often will go out of their way to assist visitors. (references)

Vietnam

Major cities have also seen a boom in the opening of mini-hotels oriented toward the business client and long-term guest. (references)

Women

Russia

There also is a trend toward firing women rather than men when employees are laid off. (references)

Papua New Guinea

It was active during the year; however, it had little effect on the Government's policy toward women. (references)

Uzbekistan

The American Bar Association operates programs geared toward protecting women's legal rights in the Ferghana region. (references)

Worker Rights

Brazil

Para continued to be the state with the most violence directed toward labor leaders. (references)

Honduras

The attitude of the Government toward organized labor in the EPZ's is the same as in other industries. (references)

Yemen

Such cases often are disposed favorably toward workers, especially if the employer is a foreign company. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Toward him are mine eyes

Toward the idol

Expressions using "TOWARD": act humanely toward smb. ♦ be inclined toward ♦ behave toward ♦ come toward ♦ go toward ♦ have an attitude toward ♦ lean toward ♦ regression toward the mean ♦ run toward ♦ steer toward ♦ stride toward ♦ swim toward ♦ throw toward ♦ toward land ♦ toward solution ♦ toward the sea. Additional references.

Afrikaans

vir (across from, against, during, for, in exchange for, in order to, opposed, opposed to, opposite, per, to, towards, upon, whereas, while, whilst), toe (as, closed, now, shut, then, to, towards, well, well then, when), na ... toe (to, towards), na (about, after, behind, close, near, nearby, to, towards), aan (at, beside, by, from, near, near to, nearby, next, next to, of, on, since, to, towards, upon, with), ten opsigte van (as regards, as to, concerning, towards, with reference to), in verband met (towards, with reference to). (various references)

Albanian

drejt (aright, direct, directly, endlong, erect, fair, flat, orderly, plump, right, rightly, smack, Square, straight, to, towards). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في إتجاه (by, wise), ‏من جانب (by, on behalf of, towards), ‏نحو (about, across, at, to, towards), ‏بالنسبة الي (towards), ‏بإتجاه (towards). (various references)

Bulgarian 

който става, който се подготвя, който се извършва, около (about, around, circa, in the region of, on, round, round about, some, somewhere about), за (about, after, against, at, for, for one's sake, for the sake of, in, of, off, on, over, pro-, re, to, touching, towards, unto), благоприятен (advantageous, conducive, favorable, favourable, large, merciful, opportune, propitious, prosperous, sympathetic), близък (adjacent, akin, allied to, chummy, close, familiar, impendent, kindred, near, neighboring, neighbouring, next, nigh, pally, pressing, prospective, sister, solid, sympathetic, thick), предстоящ (forthcoming, imminent, impending, in the offing, oncoming, pending, prospective, upcoming), послушен (amenable, biddable, gentle, good, governable, obedient, submissive, tame, tractable, unresisting), по направление на, по посока на. (various references)

Catalan

a (at, in, inside, into, on, per, to, towards, within). (various references)

Chinese 

往 (bound for, past, previous, to go, towards). (various references)

Czech

vùèi (towards), smìrem na (towards), pro (because of, for, for the sake of, on account of, towards), k (by, for, near, on, to, towards, unto). (various references)

Danish

til (about, concerning, for, from, of, on, since, to, towards, upon). (various references)

Dutch

voor (as, at, because of, before, by, during, for, for sake of, furrow, in, in front of, in order to, like, of, on, on account of, owing to, per, previous to, through, to, towards, until, upon, whereas, while, whilst, wrinkle), tot (as, at, by, like, on, till, to, towards, until, upon), tegen (across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, to, towards, upon), naar (about, according as, according to, along, as, bleak, by, dismal, dreary, for, ghastly, grisly, horrible, ill, long for, nasty, sick, to, towards, untranslated, unwell, yearn), aan (about, above, after, at, behind, beside, by, by means of, concerning, from, in, inside, into, near, near to, nearby, next to, no translation, of, on, over, per, recommend, since, through, to, towards, upon, with, within). (various references)

Esperanto

rilate al (towards, with reference to), al (at, to, towards). (various references)

Faeroese

til (for, in order to, per, so, so that, till, to, towards, until). (various references)

Farsi 

مقارن (Against, Into), نسبت به (Into, Than), نزدیک به , اینده (Comer, Future, Next, Oncoming), روی (Aboard, In, On, Over, Up, Upon, Zinc), درراه (Enroute), درباره (About, Inre, Of, On, Re), بسوی (Against, At, Into, To), بطرف (At, In, Into, On, To, With), برای (Pro, Sake). (various references)

Finnish

-lle (to, towards), kohtaan (to), kohden (to), jotakin kohti (-wards). (various references)

French

vers (to, towards), en (to, towards). (various references)

Frisian

oangeande (about, as regards, as to, concerning, towards, with reference to), oanbelangjende (about, as regards, as to, concerning, towards, with reference to), oan (to, towards). (various references)

German

zu (a, an, as, at, at the rate of, beside, bought in addition, closed, for, in, inside, into, off, on, per, shut, to, too, too much, towards, unto, with, within), nach (a, according as, according to, after, as, behind, by, emulatesbildet, for, from, in, inside, into, on, over to, past, per, to, towards, within), gegen (about, abroad, across from, against, around, compared with, con, contrary to, for, getting on for, in comparison with, in exchange for, into, near, opposed to, opposite, round about, to, towards, upon, versus). (various references)

Greek 

προσ (concerning, on, to, towards, unto), προς (to, towards), περί (about, about face, anent, for, re, towards), πλησίον (about, beside, by, close, near, nearby, nearly, nigh, towards), επικείμενοσ (imminent, impending, incumbent). (various references)

Hawaiian

drejt (to, towards). (various references)

Hebrew 

לקראת (in the direction of, towards), לפנות (appeal, apply, bear, close to, free oneself, heed, pay attention, towards, turn, wheel), לכוון ה- (bound, towards), ל- (during, for, to, towards, unto, upon), על (about, above, by, height, on, onto, to, towards, unto, upon), אל (by, don't, naught, no, not, to, towards, unto), כלפי (against, opposite, towards). (various references)

Hungarian

irányában (down, sternward, to, towards), felé (around, intro-, on, to, to make tracks for a place, towards, unto). (various references)

Icelandic

til (to, towards). (various references)

Indonesian

terhadap. (various references)

Irish

go (at, that, to), do (at, for, to, two, your), chun (at, to). (various references)

Italian

a (a, at, beside, by, for, from, in, inside, into, of, on, onto, per, to, towards, up, upon, with, within). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

頃 (about, approximately, time). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ごろ (about, approximately, euphony, grounder, the sound, the sound or euphony of a sentence, time), ころ (about, approximately, time), けい (about, approximately, beheading, group, incline, knight, lean, light, lineage, lord, penalty, plan, punishment, sentence, state minister, strong, system, ten quadrillion, thorn, thousand billion, time, whip). (various references)

Korean 

로 (Furnace, Towards). (various references)

Manx

gys (in order to, till, to, to motion), gour, er dys, cour (for, provided for). (various references)

Norwegian

til (for, into, till, to, towards, until), på (a, at, by, in, inside, into, of, on, per, to, towards, upon, within). (various references)

Papiamen

na (a, in, inside, into, on, per, to, towards, within). (various references)

Pig Latin

owardtay.(various references)

Polish

ku (to, towards), do (by, from, of, on, since, till, to, towards, until). (various references)

Portuguese

para (about to, for, in, in order to, onto, per, to, towards), a (at, at the, beside, him/her, in, it, on, the, the one, to, towards, upon, with, ye, you). (various references)

Romanian

spre (about, after, at, into, near, on, to, towards, up). (various references)

Russian 

к (against, at, by, canal, for, how, into, like, near, to, towards, unto). (various references)

Scottish

chon (to, towards), a dh'ionnsaigh (to, towards). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u cilju, prema (according to, in, on, opposite, per, to, unto, vis-ŕ-vis), oko (about, around, eye, orb, peeper, round), ka (onto, to, unto), što se tiče (as far as, as regards, personally, regard: with regard to, respect: in respect of, respect: with respect). (various references)

Spanish

a (a, and, at, away, by, every, from, in, inside, into, of, off, on, per, to, towards, upon, with, within), hacia (against, circa, to, towards, unto). (various references)

Swedish

till (at, by, for, into, more, of, on, onto, over, till, to, towards, until, unto, with), på (about, across, at, away, because of, by, concerning, for, for sake of, forth, in, of, off, on, on account of, over, owing to, through, to, towards, unto, upon, with), angående (about, as for, as regards, as to, concerning, over, regarding, touching, towards, with an eye to, with reference to). (various references)

Turkish

yumuşak başlı (amenable, blancmange, compliant, docile, dovelike, flexible, flexile, good tempered, kind, meek, obedient, pliable, pliant, soft), yönünde (for, on, towards), uysal (accommodating, acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, Clement, compliant, demiss, docile, ductile, easy, easygoing, facile, flexible, flexile, gentle, good humoured, good tempered, good-humored, lamblike, malleable, manageable, meek, milky, peaceful, pliant, soft, squeezable, submissive, supple, sweet-tempered, tame, tractable, yielding), karşı (against, anti-, athwart, before, con, con-, contra, contrary, counter, discordant, facing, for, gainst, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, repugnant, to, towards, versus), -e yakın (towards), -e karşı (towards), -e doğru (on, to, towards), aday olan, aít (about, concerning, towards, with reference to), çok şey vaadeden. (various references)

Turkmen 

baka (straight toward). (various references)

Ukrainian

слухняний (amenable, biddable, conformable, docile, dutiful, governable, kind, mild, obedient, obediential, obeisant, obsequious, passive, tractable), щоб (so as, that, towards), щодо (anent, apropos, as, as concerns, as for, as regards, as to, concerning, in regard to, in relation to, in respect of, o'er, of, over, pertaining to, quoad, re, regarding, respecting, towards, with regard to, with respect to), що відбувається, наступний (after, consecutive, consequent, ensuing, following, forthcoming, incoming, next, oncoming, posterior, second, subsequent, succeeding, successive), на (against, at, by, from, in favor of, in favour of, into, on, onto, round, to, towards, upon), до (against, as far as, at, before, by, down, ere, for, into, near, of, on, or, previous to, previously to, prior to, till, to, to the, towards, until, unto, while). (various references)

Vietnamese 

ngoan (towards), dễ dạy (towards, tractable). (various references)

Welsh

at (at, by, for, to, towards). (various references)

adversus, adversus (prep. + acc.), erga, in, ob, obviam, versus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "TOWARD": towardliness, towardlinesses, towardly, towards. (additional references)

Words ending with "TOWARD": untoward. (additional references)

Words containing "TOWARD": untowardly, untowardness, untowardnesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"TOWARD" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: foward, Goward, Otard, Roward, Tanwaru, Tawara, thward, toeard, Tohara, Tokar, Tonard, Torwada, torward, Tovar, towar, towarde, towardly, towcar, towir, toword, towrd, twad, twar, t'war, twart. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: tardo.

-2 letters: dart, dato, dawt, doat, drat, draw, orad, rato, road, rota, taro, toad, tora, trad, trod, trow, ward, wart, woad, word, wort.

-3 letters: ado, art, daw, dor, dot, dow, oar, oat, ora, ort, rad, rat, raw, rod, rot, row, tad, tao, tar, taw, tod, tor, tow, twa, two, wad, war, wat, wot.

+1 letter: madwort, outdraw, outward, towards.

+2 letters: damewort, danewort, leadwort, madworts, outdrawn, outdraws, outwards, sandwort, teardown, towardly, untoward, waterdog.

+3 letters: afterword, catchword, coastward, dameworts, daneworts, downdraft, frontward, handwrote, heartwood, leadworts, northward, outwardly, outwarred, sandworts, southward, swordtail, teardowns, watchword, waterdogs, woodcraft.

+4 letters: afterwords, afterworld, catchwords, coastwards, downdrafts, downstairs, downstater, downstream, floodwater, forwardest, frontwards, heartwoods, northwards, outbrawled, outcrawled, outdrawing, outwearied, roadworthy, southwards, swordtails, threadworm, untowardly, watchwords, waterflood, whiteboard, woodcrafts.