toward

/tɔrd/, /toʊrd/, /twɔrd/, /twoʊrd/ prep (also towards /tɔrdz/, /toʊrdz/, /twɔrdz/, /twoʊrdz/) (PURPOSE)

Definition

› for the purpose of (buying or achieving something): I’m saving up to buy a car, and Dad gave me some money toward it. Government should be working toward a cleaner environment. How much does this exam count toward our final grade?

(Definition of toward prep (PURPOSE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tow n
tow truck n
tow v
toward prep MOVEMENT
toward prep POSITION
toward prep PURPOSE
toward prep RELATION
towel n
tower n
tower v
towering adj

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toward prep MOVEMENT
toward prep RELATION
toward prep POSITION
lean toward something phrasal verb
put something toward something phrasal verb

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lean toward something phrasal verb
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