Usually means: In the direction of something.
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  1. towards: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. towards: Merriam-Webster
  3. towards: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. towards: Collins English Dictionary
  5. towards: Vocabulary.com
  6. Towards, towards: Wordnik
  7. towards: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. towards: Wiktionary
  9. towards: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. towards: Dictionary.com
  11. towards: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  12. Towards: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  13. towards: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  14. towards: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. towards: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  16. towards: FreeDictionary.org
  17. towards: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  18. towards: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. towards: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)

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  1. towards: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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adverb:  In the direction of something (indicated by context).
adjective:  Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.

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