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towards meaning

EN[təˈwɔːdz]
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  • AdjectiveSUF-s
    1. Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.
    2. Adverb
      1. In the direction of something (indicated by context).
      2. Preposition
        1. (British) alternative form of toward.
        2. More Examples
          1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
            • If we tweak the colors towards blue, it will look more natural. ‎
            • But the visitors' win was all but sealed when Diouf was hauled down by Tamas as he raced towards goal late on and the Romanian was duly sent off.
            • It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.

        Meaning of towards for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "towards" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a preposition.
        • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
          1. Adjectives
            • Uncomparable adjectives
            • Adverbs
              • Uncomparable adverbs
              • Morphemes
                • Suffixes
                  • Words by suffix
                    • Words suffixed with -s
                • Prepositions
                Difficultness: Level 1
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                Definiteness: Level 3
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                Definite    ➨     Versatile

                Other Vocabulary

                Look-Alike Words
                1. en toward
                2. fr tocards
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                4. fr tôlards
                5. en torwards
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