towards
prépositionadverbeadjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//təˈwɔːdz//
- Royaume-Uni/[tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]/
- États-Unis//tʊˈwɔɹdz//
- États-Unis//ˈtɔɹdz//
- //ˈtɔːdz//
In the direction of something (indicated by context).
préposition
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Variante de towardAlternative 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.
Huntingdon's ferocity makes the reaction of staff all the more brave. To move towards danger when others are fleeing is the definition of bravery in my book. To place yourself in danger to protect others.
Étymologie
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).
adverbe
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In the direction of something (indicated by context).
Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]
adjectif
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Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.
We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
towards · In the direction of something (indicated by context).
towel · A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying…tower · A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is…Tower · The Tower of London, especially seen as a place of…