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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TO'WARD
TO'WARDLINESS, n. [from towardly.] Readiness to do or learn; aptness; docility.
The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her brethren to envy.

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English toward, from Old English t?weard facing, imminent, from t?, preposition, to + -weard -ward Date: before 12th century 1. (also towards) [Middle English towardes, from Old English t?weardes, preposition, toward, from t?weard, adjective] a. coming soon ; imminent b. happening at the moment ; afoot 2. a. obsolete quick to learn ; apt b. propitious, favoring <a toward breeze> II. preposition or towards Date: before 12th century 1. in the direction of <driving toward town> 2. a. along a course leading to <a long stride toward disarmament> b. in relation to <an attitude toward life> 3. a. at a point in the direction of ; near <a cottage somewhere up toward the lake> b. in such a position as to be in the direction of <your back was toward me> 4. not long before <toward the end of the afternoon> 5. a. in the way of help or assistance in <did all he could toward raising campaign funds> b. for the partial payment of <proceeds go toward the establishment of a scholarship>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. & adj. --prep. = TOWARDS. --adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, auspicious. Derivatives: towardness n. (in sense of adj.).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Toward To"ward, Towards To"wards, prep.[AS. ? impending, imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See To, and -ward, wards.] 1. In the direction of; to. He set his face toward the wilderness. --Num. xxiv. 1. The waves make towards" the pebbled shore. --Shak. 2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning. His eye shall be evil toward his brother. --Deut. xxviii. 54. Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. --Acts xxiv. 16. 3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of. This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble. --Clarendom. 4. Near; about; approaching to. I am toward nine years older since I left you. --Swift.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Toward To"ward, Towards To"wards adv. Near; at hand; in state of preparation. Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? --Shak. We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Toward To"ward, a. [AS. ?. See Toward, prep.] 1. Approaching; coming near. ``His toward peril.'' --Spenser. 2. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth. 3. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant. Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. --Shak.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. prep.; (also towards) 1. In the direction of. 2. Regarding, respecting, with respect to, with regard to. 3. Nearly, almost, near about, nigh, about, near. II. ad.; (also towards) Near at hand, advancing, in a state of preparation. III. a. Ready, docile, apt, towardly.

Moby Thesaurus

about, across, advantageous, against, anent, as, beneficial, brave, confronting, en route to, facing, favorable, favoring, fronting, headed for, helpful, in front of, in opposition to, in passage to, in transit to, on, on route to, opposite to, over against, propitious, to, towards, up, upon, useful, versus, vis-a-vis