TOWARDS

Definition: TOWARDS

TOWARDS

Adverb

1. Near; at hand; in state of preparation.

Preposition

1. Near; about; approaching to.

2. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.

3. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning.

4. In the direction of; to.

Preposition & adverb

1. See Toward.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "TOWARDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

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

Approach

Verb: approach, approximate, appropinquate; near; get near, go near, draw near; come to close quarters, come near; move towards, set in towards; drift; make up to; gain upon; pursue; tread on the heels of; bear up; make the land; hug the shore, hug the land.

Direction

Verb: tend towards, bend towards, point towards; conduct to, go to; point to, point at; bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine.

Steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep a course, hold a course; be bound for; bend one's steps towards; direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course; align one's march, allign one's march; to straight, go straight to the point; march on, march on a point.

Adverb: towards; on the road, on the high road to; en avant; versus, to; hither, thither, whither; directly; straight as an arrow, forwards as an arrow; point blank; in a bee line to, in a direct line to, as the crow flies, in a straight line to, in a bee line for, in a direct line for, in a straight line for, in a bee line with, in a direct line with, in a straight line with; in a line with; full tilt at, as the crow flies.

Adjective: directed; Verb: directed towards; pointing towards; Verb: bound for; aligned, with alligned with; direct, straight; undeviating, unswerving; straightforward; North, Northern, Northerly; n.

Recession

Verb: attract, draw; draw towards, pull towards, drag towards; adduce.

Noun: attraction, attractiveness; attractivity; drawing to, pulling towards, adduction.

Tendency

Verb: tend, contribute, conduce, lead, dispose, incline, verge, bend to, trend, affect, carry, redound to, bid fair to, gravitate towards; promote; (aid).

Adjective: tending; Verb: conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to; liable; subservient; (instrumental); useful; subsidiary; (helping).

Wrong

Do wrong; Noun: be inequitable; Adjective: favor, lean towards; encroach upon, impose upon; reap where one has not sown; give an inch and take an ell, give an inch and take an mile; rob Peter to pay Paul.

Crosswords: TOWARDS

Good will towards men and women (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters)

Maybe the world is full of food and sex and spectacle and we're all just hurling towards an acropolis, in which case it's not your fault (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

Harvey and I have things to dowe sit in the barshave a drink or twoand play the juke box. Very soon the faces of the other people turn towards me and they smile (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;)

He wants to go to the Riviera but I kinda lean towards Niagara Falls (Some Like It Hot; writing credit: Robert Thoeren; M. Logan)

It's not difficult to surmise Nathan's feelings towards killing these guards; and my own proclivities are well-known and often-lamented facts of penal lore (Con Air; writing credit: Scott Rosenberg)

But nevertheless you know you're locked towards the future (On The Road To Find Out; performing artist: Cat Stevens)

Just tilt my sun towards (December; performing artist: Collective Soul)

Stretched towards me (Someone I love, Someone who loves me; performing artist: Dion)

Just look towards the west and find a friend (Nikita; performing artist: Elton John)

Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun (Fire And Rain; performing artist: James Taylor)

If you can't remember, the Claymore is pointed towards you. (references; author: unknown)

The key to happiness is not fixing your problems but changing your attitude towards your problems. (references; author: unknown)

How to act insane: When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling, "Run for your lives, they're loose! (references; author: unknown)

Towards National STD (1969)

Ultraman: Towards the Future (1991)

Tending Towards the Horizontal (1989)

Towards Zero Population Growth in Kerala (1983)

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

Books

• Towards Achieving Maat: Communication Patterns in African Americans (reference)

• The Macrobiotic Approach to Cancer: Towards Preventing and Controlling Cancer With Diet and Lifestyle (reference)

• Microscopic and Macroscopic Simulation: Towards Predictive Modelling of the Earthquake Process (Pageoph Topical Volumes) (reference)

• An Examination of the Charges Maintained by Messrs, Malone, Chalmers, and Others, of Ben Johnson's Enmity, &C. Towards Shakespeare (reference)

• Towards Understanding Galaxies at Large Redshift: Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop of the Advanced School of Astronomy of the Ettore Majorana Centr (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Towards Wholeness (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Creative Movement: A Step Towards Intelligence (reference)

• Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live (reference)

• Ultraman: Towards the Future 2 (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Fleeing Towards Creation (reference)

• Babylon 5: Falling Towards Apotheosis [Television Soundtrack] [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Bending Towards the light...A jazz nativity (reference)

• Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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

Shown is a radiology technician preparing a 42 year old white woman for a mammogram. The technician is positioning the paddle that compresses the breast. The patient's face is turned towards the technician, away from the camera, and her right shoulder and breast are exposed. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

This trophozoite is contained within a normal sized RBC. The compact cytoplasm contains a large quantity of chromatin, often producing a band formation. Towards the end of the trophozoite stage, the parasite replicates its DNA. Credit: CDC.

3-D image from NOAA Exclusive Economic Zone Mapping Project Davidson Seamount looking towards Pacific basin Image is 30 nautical miles by approximately 50 nautical miles Looking to northwest. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

View from delta splay along Southwest Pass towards islands composed of Phragmites, an exotic species commonly called roseau cane. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Looking down from the hill towards the Scripps Research Pier. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Looking towards Tigvariak Camp across lagoon ice. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Looking down the shoreline of Tigvariak Island towards the camp. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

The boats set off towards the trap at Stintino. Credit: Fisheries.

The live bait is thrown into the sprayed area to draw the tuna towards the boat. Credit: Fisheries.

Area 2; southeast view from the bulkhead looking down the beach towards Area 1. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Moreover, all these aforesaid customs and liberties, the observances of which we have granted in our kingdom as far as pertains to us towards our men, shall be observed by all of our kingdom, as well clergy as laymen, as far as pertains to them towards their men. (reference)

I will not deny, that if we look back as far as history will direct us, towards the original of commonwealths, we shall generally find them under the government and administration of one man. (Second Treatise of Government)

The balance shall be reckoned towards liquidation of the amounts due for reparation. (reference)

There is deep sympathy and goodwill in Britain - and I doubt not here also - towards the peoples of all the Russias and a resolve to persevere through many differences and rebuffs in establishing lasting friendships. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Her feelings altered towards Emma

We stood quite silent, and in another minute the two children appeared, coming straight towards us through an arched opening among the trees

Scrooge looked at the Ghost, and with a mournful shaking of his head, glanced anxiously towards the door

But of late, since the night of his vigil, all her sympathies towards him had been both softened and invigorated

From a distance they would be taken for two immense serpents of steel stretching themselves towards the crest of the plateau

The faint sour stink of rotted cabbages came towards him from the kitchengardens on the rising ground above the river

The Mayor towards Guildhall hies him in an post

The Governor at my request gave the sign for Caesar and Brutus to advance towards us.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

A. No, but several companies are working towards developing a vaccine. (references)

Take a single class at the local community college or work towards a degree. (references)

To examine the larynx for tumors, the doctor places a small mirror in the back of the throat and angles the mirror down towards the larynx. (references)

Business

Slovaks are generally well disposed towards Americans. (references)

However, domestic production aims towards this sector. (references)

In general, Argentina has had a preference towards European goods. (references)

Children

Turkey

She noted that the social attitudes that violence towards children is the parents' right persisted. (references)

Bulgaria

Social attitudes towards the disabled have led families to institutionalize their children if they have disabilities. (references)

Turkey

In March a member of an Istanbul Chamber of Doctors Children's Rights Commission reported that sexual abuse and violence towards children was increasing. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mozambique

TV Mozambique (TVM) continued to demonstrate strong bias towards the Government. (references)

Mozambique

Radio Mozambique generally presented balanced coverage, whereas TVM was biased towards the ruling party. (references)

Fiji

He expressed his regret at their situation, and the residents accepted his apology as a step towards reconciliation. (references)

Economic History

Tanzania

Load shedding towards the end of 2000 affected production. (references)

Lebanon

Working Party negotiations are expected to begin towards late 2001. (references)

Italy

In the pet accessories sector, the trend towards diversification is greater. (references)

Human Rights

Romania

Pretrial detention counts towards sentence time if a detainee is convicted. (references)

Poland

Members of the foundation report that the Government displays a generally positive and helpful attitude towards human rights investigations. (references)

Lithuania

The Ministry of Justice continued to move towards a system of specialization of judges in district and local courts according to the types of cases. (references)

Minorities

Slovak Republic

The poll also indicated that persons under 30 years of age are more tolerant towards Roma than older persons. (references)

Slovak Republic

A poll published in January that surveyed 1,046 persons concluded that public opinion towards Roma appeared to be more tolerant. (references)

Latvia

Ecumenism still is a new concept in the country, and traditional religions have adopted a distinctly reserved attitude towards the concept. (references)

Political Economy

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia's leadership is moving towards establishing a free market economy. (references)

JAPAN

Although Japan had been moving towards untying its aid, during recent years this trend has reversed. (references)

Lithuania

Lithuania has made notable progress towards WTO and EU membership and hopes to join NATO in the future. (references)

Political Rights

Armenia

However, 1999 parliamentary elections although marred by some irregularities, represented a step towards more free and fair elections. (references)

Georgia

International observers judged the conduct of the elections throughout the country to be a step towards compliance with OSCE commitments. (references)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

In accordance with its rights under the Constitution, in 1996 the Nevis Assembly initiated steps towards secession from the Federation, the most recent being a referendum in 1998 that failed to secure the required two-thirds majority for secession. (references)

Trade

Barbados

Others are in the process of working towards certification. (references)

Bolivia

The 1993 Banking Law was a first step towards modernizing the Bolivian banking system. (references)

Vietnam

Vietnam has moved towards a more open trading system since it introduced market-oriented reforms. (references)

Travel

Korea

A business person should show great respect towards Korean society. (references)

Haiti

Haitians are open to working with foreign investors and are particularly well disposed towards U.S. businessmen. (references)

Chad

The road from N'Djamena towards the eastern city of Abeche is being improved through funding from several sources. (references)

Women

South Africa

Entrenched patriarchal attitudes towards women are a significant factor in underreporting. (references)

Senegal

Most human rights organizations considered the law to be a decisive step towards greater protection of women. (references)

Hungary

Police attitudes towards victims of sexual abuse reportedly are often unsympathetic, particularly if the victim was acquainted with her abuser. (references)

Worker Rights

Latvia

Over the last 2 years, the Government allocated more resources towards combating trafficking in persons. (references)

Italy

The television spots depicted the violence directed towards victims and explained the options available to them in Italy. (references)

Hong Kong

The Department of Labor takes a positive attitude towards the participation of trade unions in such dispute negotiations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "TOWARDS": apathy towards ♦ be considerate towards smb. ♦ be directed towards ♦ be good towards ♦ be well disposed towards ♦ behave towards ♦ bend one's steps towards ♦ bias towards smb. or smth. ♦ come towards ♦ direct one's steps towards ♦ drag towards ♦ evolution towards FPLMTS ♦ feed motion towards the interior ♦ feed movement towards the interior ♦ flow towards ♦ front towards ♦ go towards ♦ gravitate towards ♦ gravitate towards to smb. ♦ he turned towards me ♦ hostility towards a country at war or foreign troops ♦ indispose towards ♦ look towards ♦ on towards ♦ out towards ♦ point towards ♦ pulling towards ♦ push towards ♦ run towards ♦ somewhere towards midnight ♦ squint towards ♦ stand in towards ♦ towards it ♦ towards that ♦ towards the end of this week ♦ trend towards ♦ turn towards. Additional references.

Ending with "TOWARDS": pointing-towards, sea-towards, upward-towards.

Afrikaans

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

Albanian

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

Arabic 

‏من جانب (by, on behalf of, toward), ‏من أجل (because, because of, for the sake of, in order that, in order to, in respect of), ‏نحو (about, across, at, to, toward), ‏قرب (approach, beside, bring closer, close to, closeness, near, nearness, next to, prefer, proximity, vicinity), ‏بالنسبة الي (toward), ‏بإتجاه (toward). (various references)

Bulgarian 

към (about, around, into, nearby, of, off, on, somewhere about, to, unto, with), за (about, after, against, at, for, for one's sake, for the sake of, in, of, off, on, over, pro-, re, to, touching, toward, unto). (various references)

Catalan

entorn (about, around, round), a (at, in, inside, into, on, per, to, toward, within). (various references)

Chinese 

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

Czech

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

Danish

til (about, concerning, for, from, of, on, since, to, toward, 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, toward, until, upon, whereas, while, whilst, wrinkle), tot (as, at, by, like, on, till, to, toward, until, upon), tegen (across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, to, toward, upon), naar (about, according as, according to, along, as, bleak, by, dismal, dreary, for, ghastly, grisly, horrible, ill, long for, nasty, sick, to, toward, 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, toward, upon, with, within). (various references)

Esperanto

rilate al (toward, with reference to), al (at, to, toward), ĉirkaŭ (about, around, round). (various references)

Faeroese

til (for, in order to, per, so, so that, till, to, toward, until), rundan um (about, around, round). (various references)

Finnish

ympärillä (about, around, round), vastaan (across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, upon, versus), -sta (about, around, concerning, on, round, upon), päin (in the direction of, to), -lle (to, toward). (various references)

French

vers (to, toward), vis-à-vis (toward, with reference to), en (to, toward). (various references)

Frisian

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

Greek 

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

Hawaiian

drejt (to, toward). (various references)

Hebrew 

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

Hungarian

körül (about, abroad, along about, around, at liberal, round, round about, to curry favour with sy, to skirt, toward), irányában (down, sternward, to, toward), felé (around, intro-, on, to, to make tracks for a place, toward, unto). (various references)

Icelandic

til (to, toward). (various references)

Indonesian

menuju. (various references)

Italian

intorno a (about, around, circa, round), a (a, at, beside, by, for, from, in, inside, into, of, on, onto, per, to, toward, up, upon, with, within). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

に対する (in, regarding, to, with regards to), に対して (against, in contrast with, regarding). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

にたいする (in, regarding, to, with regards to), にたいして (against, in contrast with, regarding). (various references)

Korean 

로 (Furnace, Toward). (various references)

Manx

coair (near). (various references)

Norwegian

til (for, into, till, to, toward, until), på (a, at, by, in, inside, into, of, on, per, to, toward, upon, within), omkring (about, around, round), om (about, around, by, concerning, from, if, in, of, on, round, since, upon). (various references)

Papiamen

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

Pig Latin

owardstay.(various references)

Polish

wokół (about, around, round), około (about, around, round), ku (to, toward), dookoła (about, around, round), do (by, from, of, on, since, till, to, toward, until). (various references)

Portuguese

para (about to, for, in, in order to, onto, per, to, toward). (various references)

Romanian

spre (about, after, at, into, near, on, to, toward, up), la (a, about, at, by, for, in, La, on, over, to, toward, with). (various references)

Russian 

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

Scottish

ri (against, as, at, engaged at : cho math ri sin, to, with), chon (to, toward), a dh'ionnsaigh (to, toward). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

za (after, around, by, con, during, favor: in favor of, favour: in favour of, for, in, into, per, to, unto, with), put (drive, flesh, onto, passage, path, road, time, to, tour, trip, way), pri (at, in, near, on, over), pred (before, front: in front of, front: to the front of, prior to, to, view: in view of). (various references)

Somali

u (most, to). (various references)

Spanish

a (a, and, at, away, by, every, from, in, inside, into, of, off, on, per, to, toward, upon, with, within), hacia (against, circa, to, toward, unto), en torno de (about, around, round), alrededor de (about, around, round). (various references)

Swedish

till (at, by, for, into, more, of, on, onto, over, till, to, toward, until, unto, with), mot (across from, against, at, contra, for, in exchange for, on, opposed to, opposite, to, unto, upon, versus, vs, with), emot (across from, against, in exchange for, opposed to, opposite, to, upon), åt (at, ate, for, tight, to). (various references)

Tagalog

sa paligid (about, around, round). (various references)

Tahitian

mai (towards me). (various references)

Thai

ช่วยเหลือในการทำบางสิ่งเป็นอันมาก (go a long way towards). (various references)

Turkish

yönünde (for, on, toward), karşı (against, anti-, athwart, before, con, con-, contra, contrary, counter, discordant, facing, for, gainst, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, repugnant, to, toward, versus), -e yakın (toward), -e karşı (toward), -e doğru (on, to, toward), aít (about, concerning, toward, with reference to). (various references)

Ukrainian

щоб (so as, that, toward), 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, toward, with regard to, with respect to), на (against, at, by, from, in favor of, in favour of, into, on, onto, round, to, toward, 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, toward, until, unto, while). (various references)

Vietnamese 

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

Welsh

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

adclinavit, adnavigavimus, adtollens, adtollite, adversi, adversis, adverso, adversos, adversum, adversus, advolvit, affluam, affluant, affluatis, affluens, affluent, affluentes, afflues, affluet, affluit, circiter, contra, contraque, erga, subter. (various references)

â, ... paitisha, ava-, avi, avi-, paitish, upa, upa-. (various references)

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

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

Misspellings

"TOWARDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Torwada, tovarish, towarde. (additional references)

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

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: toward.

-2 letters: darts, datos, dawts, doats, dorsa, drats, draws, ratos, roads, roast, rotas, sarod, sowar, straw, strow, sward, swart, sword, tardo, taros, toads, toras, trows, wards, warts, woads, words, worst, worts.

-3 letters: ados, arts, dart, dato, daws, dawt, doat, dors, dost, dots, dows, drat, draw, oars, oast, oats, orad, orts, osar, rads, rato.

+1 letter: madworts, outdraws, outwards, sandwort.

+2 letters: coastward, dameworts, daneworts, leadworts, sandworts, southward, swordtail, teardowns, waterdogs.

+3 letters: afterwords, catchwords, coastwards, downdrafts, downstairs, downstater, downstream, forwardest, frontwards, heartwoods, northwards, southwards, swordtails, watchwords, woodcrafts.

+4 letters: afterworlds, downstaters, floodwaters, outwardness, switchboard, threadworms, waterfloods, whiteboards.

+5 letters: bladderworts, groundwaters, leatherwoods, switchboards, towardliness, untowardness.