toward
/tɔrd/, /toʊrd/, /twɔrd/, /twoʊrd/ prep (also towards /tɔrdz/, /toʊrdz/, /twɔrdz/, /twoʊrdz/) (MOVEMENT)Definition
› in the direction of; closer to: She stood up and walked toward him. The hurricane is heading toward Florida.
(Definition of toward prep (MOVEMENT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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toward prep RELATION
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