towards
Britishpreposition
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in the direction or vicinity of
towards London
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with regard to
her feelings towards me
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as a contribution or help to
money towards a new car
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just before
towards one o'clock
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in comparison with
it's no work towards having to do it by hand
Example Sentences
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This is when the northern hemisphere starts to tilt back towards the Sun and gains more solar radiation.
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On Saturday, a British unit based in Iraq intercepted an Iranian drone that had been heading towards a coalition base housing UK military personnel.
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But ire towards the plans runs deep in this affluent and picturesque stretch of Scotland's world-renowned golf coast.
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"Look at the cars here," she said, pointing towards a large, white SUV.
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Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait - all home to US military bases - said they had intercepted missiles fired towards them, but falling debris appeared to have caused widespread damage.
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