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	towards (to\|wards) Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːdz, twɔːdz, ˈtɔːdz/ (chiefly North American also toward) preposition 1in the direction of: they drove towards the German frontier getting closer to achieving (a goal): moves towards EU political and monetary union close or closer to (a particular time): towards the end of April 2expressing the relation between behaviour or an attitude and the person or thing at which it is directed or with which it is concerned: he was warm and tender towards her our attitude towards death 3contributing to the cost of: the council provided a grant towards the cost of new buses Origin: Old English tōweardes (see to, -ward)		Search results in the dictionary lean to/towards in lean¹ warm to/towards or North American warm up to/towards in warm gear something for/to/towards in gear go into/to/towards in go¹ bias count towards in count¹ More results » Nearby Words tow bar tow net tow rope tow truck tow-coloured tow-headed towage towai toward towards towel towel horse towel rail towelette towelhead towelling tower tower block Tower Bridge