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Definition of toward

preposition

Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːd, twɔːd, tɔːd/

variant of towards.

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈtəʊəd/

[predic.] archaic

going on; in progress:is something new toward?

Origin:

Old English tōweard (see to , -ward)

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