var. of toward
Origin of towards
Middle English towardes from Old English toweardes from toweard + adv. genitive (-e)stowards
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towards
preposition
Variant of toward
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Usage notes
Adverb
(comparative more towards, superlative most towards)
- (obsolete) In the direction of something (indicated by context).
Origin
From toward +"Ž -s. See -s (Etymology 3)
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