āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
towards
01
āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻā§
in the direction of someone or something
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They walked towards the park to enjoy the sunny weather.
02
āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯ā§
with the purpose of achieving something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The company is taking steps toward expanding into international markets.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§
used to indicate a person's attitude, opinion, or behavior regarding someone or something
DialectBritish
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I noticed a change in her behavior towards him after they had an argument.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
04
āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ
used to indicate proximity in time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The project deadline is toward the end of the month.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ
used to indicate a transition or progression from one state or condition to another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The town is evolving towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly community.
āĻļāĻšāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŦ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
