toward

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• Received-Pronunciation: /təˈwɔːd/
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• General-American: /tɔɹd/
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• General-American: /ˈtwɔɹd/
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• General-American: /təˈwɔɹd/
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• /to(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• /ˈtwo(ː)ɹd/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• /toəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• /ˈtwoəd/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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• New-Zealand: /tɘˈwoːd/
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
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• CMU ARPABET: T AH0 W AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: T AO1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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”).

215 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Southern Altai: удуру (uduru) — in the direction of
• Southern Altai: удура (udura) — in the direction of
• Arabic: نَحْوَ (naḥwa) — in the direction of
• Arabic: صَوْبَ (ṣawba) — in the direction of
• Arabic: ناحية (naḥyet) — in the direction of
• Armenian: դեպի (depi) — in the direction of
• Central Bikol: pasiring — in the direction of
• Bulgarian: към (kǎm) — in the direction of
• Catalan: cap a — in the direction of
• Cherokee: ᏗᏜ (didla) — in the direction of
• Chinese Cantonese: 向 (hoeng3) — in the direction of
• Chinese Mandarin: 向 (xiàng) — in the direction of
• Chinese Mandarin: 朝 (cháo) — in the direction of
• Chinese Mandarin: 往 (wǎng) — in the direction of
• Czech: k — in the direction of
• Czech: směrem k — in the direction of
• Danish: henimod — in the direction of
• Dutch: naar — in the direction of
• Dutch: naartoe — in the direction of
• Esperanto: al — in the direction of
• Estonian: poole — in the direction of
• Estonian: suunas — in the direction of
• Finnish: kohti — in the direction of
• Finnish: päin — in the direction of
• French: vers — in the direction of
• West-Frisian: nei — in the direction of
• Georgian: მიმართულებით (mimartulebit) — in the direction of
• Georgian: მიმართ (mimart) — in the direction of
• German: zu — in the direction of
• German: in Richtung — in the direction of
• German: nach — in the direction of
• German: auf — in the direction of
• Gothic: 𐌳𐌿 (du) — in the direction of
• Greek: προς (pros) — in the direction of
• Ancient Greek: πρός (prós) — in the direction of
• Hebrew: אל (el) — in the direction of
• Hebrew: ל־ (l'-) — in the direction of
• Hebrew: ־ה (-ah) — in the direction of
• Hindi: ... की तरफ़ (... kī taraf) — in the direction of
• Hindi: ... की ओर (... kī or) — in the direction of
• Hungarian: felé — in the direction of
• Icelandic: til — in the direction of
• Ido: vers — in the direction of
• Interlingua: verso — in the direction of
• Irish: chuig — in the direction of
• Irish: chun — in the direction of
• Irish: go dtí — in the direction of
• Irish: ionsar — in the direction of
• Irish: faoi thuairim — in the direction of
• Irish: in araicis — in the direction of
• Italian: verso — in the direction of
• Italian: incontro — in the direction of
• Japanese: の方に (no hō ni) — in the direction of
• Japanese: に向かって (ni mukatte) — in the direction of
• Khmer: ឆ្ពោះទៅ (chpŭəhtɨw) — in the direction of
• Korean: 로 (ro) — in the direction of
• Korean: 향해서 (hyanghaeseo) — in the direction of
• Central Kurdish: بەرەو (berew) — in the direction of
• Northern Kurdish: berev — in the direction of
• Southern Kurdish: وەرەو (werew) — in the direction of
• Kyrgyz: утуру (uturu) — in the direction of
• Latin: ergā — in the direction of
• Latin: ad — in the direction of
• Latvian: pretī — in the direction of
• Latvian: pretim — in the direction of
• Latvian: virzienā — in the direction of
• Latvian: pie — in the direction of
• Livonian: pūolõ — in the direction of
• Lushootseed: dxwʔal — in the direction of
• Macedonian: кон (kon) — in the direction of
• Malay: ke — in the direction of
• Māori: mai — in the direction of
• Māori: ki — in the direction of
• Norwegian: mot — in the direction of
• Persian: به سمت (beh samt) — in the direction of
• Polish: ku — in the direction of
• Polish: do — in the direction of
• Polish: w stronę — in the direction of
• Polish: w kierunku — in the direction of
• Portuguese: a — in the direction of
• Portuguese: rumo a — in the direction of
• Portuguese: até — in the direction of
• Romanian: spre — in the direction of
• Romanian: către — in the direction of
• Russian: к (k) — in the direction of
• Russian: в направле́нии (v napravlénii) — in the direction of
• Russian: навстре́чу (navstréču) — in the direction of
• Russian: в сто́рону (v stóronu) — in the direction of
• Serbo-Croatian: prema — in the direction of
• Serbo-Croatian: k — in the direction of
• Serbo-Croatian: ka — in the direction of
• Slovak: k — in the direction of
• Slovak: v ústrety — in the direction of
• Spanish: hacia — in the direction of
• Swedish: mot — in the direction of
• Swedish: till — in the direction of
• Tagalog: patungo — in the direction of
• Thai: สู่ (sùu) — in the direction of
• Tok Pisin: long — in the direction of
• Ukrainian: до (do) — in the direction of
• Ukrainian: в на́прямку (v náprjamku) — in the direction of
• Urdu: ... کی طرف (... kī taraf) — in the direction of
• Vietnamese: về phía — in the direction of
• Vietnamese: về hướng — in the direction of
• Volapük: lü — in the direction of
• Arabic: نَحُو (naḥū) — in relation to
• Arabic: ناحية (naḥyet) — in relation to
• Armenian: նկատմամբ (nkatmamb) — in relation to
• Bulgarian: за (za) — in relation to
• Bulgarian: отно́сно (otnósno) — in relation to
• Catalan: sobre — in relation to
• Catalan: en relació a — in relation to
• Catalan: envers — in relation to
• Catalan: vers — in relation to
• Chinese Cantonese: 關於 /关于 (guaan1 jy1) — in relation to
• Chinese Mandarin: 關於 /关于 (guānyú) — in relation to
• Czech: vůči — in relation to
• Finnish: kohtaan — in relation to
• French: envers — in relation to
• Georgian: მიმართ (mimart) — in relation to
• German: zu — in relation to
• German: gegenüber — in relation to
• German: bezüglich — in relation to
• German: hinsichtlich — in relation to
• Greek: προς (pros) — in relation to
• Hebrew: בְּנוֹגֵעַ לְ־ (b'nogéa' l'-) — in relation to
• Hungarian: iránt — in relation to
• Indonesian: terhadap — in relation to
• Irish: maidir le — in relation to
• Italian: verso — in relation to
• Japanese: に (ni) — in relation to
• Japanese: に対して (ni taishite) — in relation to
• Korean: ...에 관하여 (...e gwanhayeo) — in relation to
• Norwegian: angående — in relation to
• Polish: o — in relation to
• Polish: odnośnie — in relation to
• Portuguese: para com — in relation to
• Russian: о (o) — in relation to
• Russian: относительно (otnositelʹno) — in relation to
• Spanish: sobre — in relation to
• Spanish: hacia — in relation to
• Swedish: angående — in relation to
• Swedish: rörande — in relation to
• Swedish: om — in relation to
• Thai: กับ (gàp) — in relation to
• Ukrainian: що́до (ščódo) — in relation to
• Vietnamese: về — in relation to
• Arabic: لِأَجْل (li-ʔajl) — for the purpose of
• Arabic: عشان (ʕašān) — for the purpose of
• Armenian: համար (hamar) — for the purpose of
• Bulgarian: за (za) — for the purpose of
• Catalan: per — for the purpose of
• Catalan: per a — for the purpose of
• Chinese Cantonese: 為了 /为了 (wai6 liu5) — for the purpose of
• Chinese Mandarin: 為了 /为了 (wèile) — for the purpose of
• Czech: na — for the purpose of
• Danish: henimod — for the purpose of
• Finnish: varten — for the purpose of
• French: pour — for the purpose of
• German: für — for the purpose of
• German: um — for the purpose of
• German: zwecks — for the purpose of
• Greek: για (gia) — for the purpose of
• Hebrew: למען (lemáan) — for the purpose of
• Hungarian: -ra — for the purpose of
• Hungarian: -re — for the purpose of
• Hungarian: céljából — for the purpose of
• Irish: le haghaidh — for the purpose of
• Irish: faoi thuairim — for the purpose of
• Irish: faoi chomhair — for the purpose of
• Italian: per — for the purpose of
• Japanese: のために — for the purpose of
• Korean: ...을 위해 (...eul wihae) — for the purpose of
• Norwegian: på grunn av — for the purpose of
• Polish: na — for the purpose of
• Portuguese: para — for the purpose of
• Russian: на (na) — for the purpose of
• Spanish: para — for the purpose of
• Swedish: för — for the purpose of
• Swedish: till — for the purpose of
• Thai: เพื่อ (pʉ̂ʉa) — for the purpose of
• Vietnamese: cho — for the purpose of
• Vietnamese: để — for the purpose of
• Arabic: بِقُرْب (biqurb) — located near
• Arabic: قريب من (ʔurāyeb men) — located near
• Armenian: մոտ (mot) — located near
• Bulgarian: около (okolo) — located near
• Chinese Cantonese: 對 /对 (doey3) — located near
• Chinese Mandarin: 對 /对 (duì) — located near
• Czech: poblíž — located near
• Czech: blízko — located near
• Finnish: lähellä — located near
• Finnish: päin — located near
• French: près de — located near
• German: so um — located near
• German: gegen — located near
• German: [in] Richtung — located near
• Greek: προς (pros) — located near
• Hebrew: בקרבת (bekirvát) — located near
• Hebrew: ליד (leyád) — located near
• Hungarian: felé — located near
• Hungarian: környékén — located near
• Hungarian: közelében — located near
• Irish: ag tarraingt — located near
• Italian: presso — located near
• Japanese: の近くに (no chikaku ni) — located near
• Korean: 쪽 (jjok) — located near
• Polish: koło — located near
• Portuguese: por — located near
• Russian: около (okolo) — located near
• Spanish: hacia — located near
• Swedish: vid — located near
• Thai: ใกล้ (glâi) — located near
• Thai: เกือบ (gʉ̀ʉap) — located near
• Vietnamese: gần — located near