towards

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From toward +‎ -s. See -s (Etymology 3)

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /təˈwɔːdz/, SAMPA: /t@"wO:dz/
  • (GenAm) IPA: /tʊˈwɔːɹdz/, /twɔːɹdz/, /tɔːɹdz/, SAMPA: /tU"wO:r\dz/, /tO:r\dz/
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  • Hyphenation: to‧wards

[edit] Preposition

towards (mainly in British English)

  1. Variant of toward.
    • 2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool”, BBC Sport:
      But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.

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[edit] Usage notes

  • Although some have tried to discern a semantic distinction between the words toward and towards, the difference is merely dialectal. Toward is more common in American English and towards is the predominant form in British English.

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[edit] Adverb

towards (comparative more towards, superlative most towards)

  1. (obsolete) In the direction of something (indicated by context).
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv:
      Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily [...].

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