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towards

prep
/təˈwɔːdz/UK/ˈtɔːdz//tʊˈwɔɹdz/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Old English tōweardes Middle English towardes English towards From Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, tōwærdes, equivalent to toward + -s (adverbial suffix).

  1. inherited from tōweardes
  2. inherited from towardes

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of toward.

    • Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
    • To the left towers the Jungfrau, with the train heading directly towards it.
    • 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.

  2. In the direction of something (indicated by context).

    • Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]

  3. Near

    Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.

    • We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at towards. 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.

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A definitional loop anchored at towards. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at towards

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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