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1 toward
prep. naar; jegens♦voorbeelden:she lives out toward the convent • ze woont op de weg naar het kloostershe turned toward Mary • ze keerde zich naar Mary toeher window faced toward the sea • haar raam keek uit op de zeehe walked toward the signpost • hij ging op de wegwijzer afwe're saving toward buying a house • we sparen met het oog op de aankoop van een huis4 toward six thousand people watched the match • bijna zesduizend toeschouwers woonden de wedstrijd bij -
2 toward six (o'clock)
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3 toward six thousand people watched the match
English-Dutch dictionary > toward six thousand people watched the match
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4 affection for/toward(s)
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5 be/feel sympathetic to/toward(s) someone
be/feel sympathetic to/toward(s) someoneEnglish-Dutch dictionary > be/feel sympathetic to/toward(s) someone
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6 he walked toward the signpost
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7 her attitude toward the problem
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8 her window faced toward the sea
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9 lean to/ towards/ toward
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10 she felt drawn toward Bill
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11 she lives out toward the convent
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12 she turned toward Mary
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13 warm to/toward(s) someone
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14 we were making toward(s) the woods
we were making toward(s) the woodsEnglish-Dutch dictionary > we were making toward(s) the woods
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15 we're saving toward buying a house
English-Dutch dictionary > we're saving toward buying a house
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16 gear toward
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17 headed toward
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18 heading toward
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19 nudge toward
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20 re-orient toward
zich opnieuw oriënteren naar
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Toward — To ward, Towards To wards, prep.[AS. ? impending, imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See {To}, and {ward}, {wards}.] 1. In the direction of; to. [1913 Webster] He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. [1913 Webster] The waves make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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toward — [tôrd; tōrd, tō′ərd; twôrd; too wôrd′, təwôrd′; ] for adj. [ tō′ərd, tôrd] prep. [ME < OE toweard: see TO1 & WARD] 1. in the direction of 2. so as to face; facing 3. in a manner designed to achieve or along a course likely to result in; in… … English World dictionary
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toward — / towards [prep1] on the way to; near against, almost, approaching, close to, coming up, contra, en route, facing, for, fronting, headed for, in relation to, in the direction of, in the vicinity, just before, moving, nearing, nearly, not quite,… … New thesaurus
toward — O.E. toweard in the direction of, prepositional use of toweard (adj.) coming, approaching, from to (see TO (Cf. to)) + weard, from P.Gmc. * warth, from PIE *wert turn (see WARD (Cf. ward)). Towards with … Etymology dictionary
toward — to|ward [ tɔrd, tə wɔrd ] or to|wards [ tɔrdz, tə wɔrdz ] preposition *** 1. ) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking: a stream of traffic speeding toward the city I saw… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toward — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard facing, imminent, from tō, preposition, to + weard ward Date: before 12th century 1. (also towards) [Middle English towardes, from Old English tōweardes, preposition, toward … New Collegiate Dictionary
toward — towardness, n. prep. /tawrd, tohrd, teuh wawrd , twawrd, twohrd/; adj. /tawrd, tohrd/, prep. Also, towards. 1. in the direction of: to walk toward the river. 2. with a view to obtaining or having; for: They re saving money toward a new house. 3.… … Universalium