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Definition of Toward

1. prep. In the direction of; to.

2. adv. Near; at hand; in state of preparation.

3. a. Approaching; coming near.

Definition of Toward

1. Preposition. Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at). ¹

2. Preposition. In relation to (someone or something). ¹

3. Preposition. For the purpose of attaining (an aim). ¹

4. Preposition. Located close to; near (a time or place). ¹

5. Adjective. (obsolete) Future; that which is to come. ¹

6. Adjective. (dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand. ¹

7. Adjective. Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward. ¹

8. Adjective. (obsolete or archaic) Promising, likely; froward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Toward

1. in the direction of [prep]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Toward

Literary usage of Toward

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"1er teas from the bay of the sea, at 4 t rum thence it passed toward Л/. ... whereof the LORD spake j 7 And the border went ur> toward in that dav ..."

2. The Montessori Method by Maria Montessori (1912)
"... than the mechanical skill of the scientist; that is, the direction of the preparation should be toward the spirit rather than toward the mechanism. ..."

3. The Montessori Method: Scientific Pedagogy as Applied to Child Education in by Maria Montessori, Anne E. George, Henry Wyman Holmes (1912)
"... than the mechanical skill of the scientist; that is, the direction of the preparation should be toward the spirit rather than toward the mechanism. ..."

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