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towards BrE / təˈwɔːdz /  NAmE / tɔːrdz / Native audio playback is not supported. towards(preposition)BrE / təˈwɔːdz /  NAmE / tɔːrdz / in the direction of somebody/somethingThey were heading towards the German border.She had her back towards me.getting closer to achieving somethingThis is a first step towards political union.close or closer to a point in timetowards the end of Aprilin relation to somebody/somethingHe was warm and tender towards her.our attitude towards deathwith the aim of obtaining something, or helping somebody to obtain somethingThe money will go towards a new school building (= will help pay for it).Word OriginOld English tōweardes (see to, -ward).

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(preposition) they were heading towards the german border.she had her back towards me.this is a first step towards political union.towards the end of april Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=towards This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	towards
WordType	(preposition)
Phonetic	BrE / təˈwɔːdz / NAmE / tɔːrdz /
Example	they were heading towards the german border. she had her back towards me. this is a first step towards political union. towards the end of april
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=towards
Content	towards (preposition)BrE / təˈwɔːdz / NAmE / tɔːrdz / in the direction of somebody/something They were heading towards the German border. She had her back towards me. getting closer to achieving something This is a first step towards political union. close or closer to a point in time towards the end of April in relation to somebody/something He was warm and tender towards her. our attitude towards death with the aim of obtaining something, or helping somebody to obtain something The money will go towards a new school building (= will help pay for it). Word Origin Old English tōweardes (see to, -ward).
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Preposition Bre Təˈwɔːdz Tɔːrdz Heading German Border Back

towards

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