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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for toward:
1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Toward \To"ward\, a. [AS. ?. See Toward, prep.]
   1. Approaching; coming near. "His toward peril." --Spenser.
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   2. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward;
      apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
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   3. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
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            Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. --Shak.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Toward \To"ward\, Towards \To"wards\, prep.[AS. ? impending,
   imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See To, and -ward,
   wards.]
   1. In the direction of; to.
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            He set his face toward the wilderness. --Num. xxiv.
                                                  1.
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            The waves make towards the pebbled shore. --Shak.
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   2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or
      reference to; regarding; concerning.
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            His eye shall be evil toward his brother. --Deut.
                                                  xxviii. 54.
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            Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a
            conscience void of offense toward God, and toward
            men.                                  --Acts xxiv.
                                                  16.
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   3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.
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            This was the first alarm England received towards
            any trouble.                          --Clarendom.
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   4. Near; about; approaching to.
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            I am toward nine years older since I left you.
                                                  --Swift.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Toward \To"ward\, Towards \To"wards\ adv.
   Near; at hand; in state of preparation.
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         Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? --Shak.
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         We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. --Shak.
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