Definizione monolingua

toward

toward (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Future; that which is to come.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv:

     ere that wished day his beame disclosd, / He either enuying my toward good, / Or of himselfe to treason ill disposd / One day vnto me came in friendly mood [...].

2. (dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. XV, Practical — Devotional

     On the morrow […] our Lord Abbot orders the Cellerarius to send off his carpenters to demolish the said structure brevi manu, and lay up the wood in safe keeping. Old Dean Herbert, hearing what was toward, comes tottering along hither, to plead humbly for himself and his mill.

3. Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
4. (obsolete or archaic) Promising, likely; froward.

   Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. ? Shakespeare.

toward (mainly in American English)

1. Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at).

   She moved toward the door.

2. In relation to (someone or something).

   What are your feelings toward him?

3. For the purpose of attaining (an aim).

   Im saving money toward retirement.

4. Located close to; near (a time or place).

   Our place is over toward the station.

Definizione dizionario toward

	verso
	moving in the direction of
	in relation to
	In the direction of.

a

	presso
	located near

arrendevole

dentro

per

promettente

Altri significati:

(obsolete or archaic) Promising, likely; froward.

Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at).

(dated) Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.

Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.

Located close to; near (a time or place).

for the purpose of

In relation to (someone or something).

facing (he said to you)

For the purpose of attaining (an aim).

(obsolete) Future; that which is to come.

(approximate) time