toward
prepEtymology
From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).
Definitions
In the direction of.
- She moved toward the door.
- [A]Nd when Balaam ſawe that it pleaſed the LORD to bleſſe Iſrael, hee went not, as at other times to ſeeke foꝛ inchantments, but hee ſet his face toward the wilderneſſe.
In relation to (someone or something).
- What are your feelings toward him?
- So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye ſhalbe euill toward his bꝛother, and toward the wife of his boſome, and towards the remnant of his childꝛen which he ſhall leaue:
For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
- I'm saving money toward retirement.
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Located close to
Located close to; near (a time or place).
- Our place is over toward the station.
- I am toward nine years older since I left you, yet that is the least of my alterations; […]
Yielding, pliant
Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
Approaching, coming near
Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
- Do you heare ought (Sir) of a Battell toward.
Promising, likely.
- Clif[ford] Why that is ſpoken like a toward Prince.
- My Miſtreſs had a Daughter of nine Years old, a Child of toward Parts for her Age, very dextrous at her Needle, and ſkilful in dreſſing her Baby.
Future
Future; to-come.
- But ear that wiſhed day his beame diſcloſd, / He either enuying my toward good, / Or of him ſelfe to treaſon ill diſpoſd / One day vnto me came in friendly mood, / And told for ſecret how he vnderſtood / […]
A coastal village south of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref…
A coastal village south of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1367).
A surname, apparently taken from the place name.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at toward. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at toward. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at toward
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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