toward
pronunciation
How to pronounce toward in British English:
UK [tə'wɔ:d]
How to pronounce toward in American English:
US [təˈwɒrd]
Word Origin
- toward (prep.)
- Old English toweard "in the direction of," prepositional use of toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching," from to (see to) + -ward.
Example
- 1. You can look expectantly toward the future .
- 2. Suddenly a train comes barreling toward the five people .
- 3. I think people often underestimate the northern european sentiment toward their sovereigns .
- 4. Start taking action toward your goals and stop trying to plan everything out perfectly in advance .
- 5. Those who spend their life moving toward their treasures have more and more reasons to rejoice .