towards
pronunciation
How to pronounce towards in British English:
UK [təˈwɔːdz]
How to pronounce towards in American English:
US [tɔːrdz]
Word Origin
- towards
- towards: [OE] The suffix -ward or -wards, which underlies towards, forward, and a host of other English adverbs and adjectives, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *-warth. This in turn goes back to the Indo-European base *wert- ‘turn’ (source also of English convert, version, etc) – so etymologically, towards denotes ‘turning to’ something.=> convert, version
- towards (adv.)
- Old English toweards, from toweard (adj.) "coming, facing, approaching" (see toward) + adverbial genitive ending.
Example
- 1. Housekeeping has pushed barclays further towards investment banking .
- 2. A servant came across the garden towards them .
- 3. Popular japanese attitudes towards china suffer from the samedoublethink .
- 4. Take one small step forward towards something positive .
- 5. Contribute towards your employer 's 401 or retirement plan .