especially in AmE( preposition
1 in the direction of sb/sth:
They were heading towards the German border. * She had her back towards me.
2 getting closer to achieving sth:
This is a first step towards political union.
3 close or closer to a point in time:
towards the end of April
4 in relation to sb/sth:
He was warm and tender towards her. * our attitude towards death
5 with the aim of obtaining sth, or helping sb to obtain sth:
The money will go towards a new school building )= will help pay for it(.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for towards is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does towards appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — towards appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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