-WARD

Meaning of -WARD in English

(also ~s )

■ suffix

1》 (usu. ~s ) (forming adverbs) towards the specified place or direction: homewards.

2》 (usu. ~ ) (forming adjectives) turned or tending towards: upward.

Origin

OE -weard , from a Gmc base meaning 'turn'.

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WARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Howe Julia Ward Julia Ward Montgomery Ward & Co. {{link=Ann Ward">Ann Ward Ward Barbara …
Английский словарь Британика
WARD — I. ˈwȯ(ə)rd, ˈwȯ(ə)d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weard (feminine); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WARD — I. _wə(r)d adjective suffix also -wards -dz Etymology: -ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WARD — — wardless , adj. /wawrd/ , n. 1. a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — I. ˈwȯrd noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weard & Anglo-French warde, garde, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-WARD — I. adjective suffix also -wards Etymology: -ward from Middle English, from Old English -weard; akin to Old High German -wart, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WARD — noun a division of a forest. 2. ward ·noun a division of a county. 3. ward ·vi to be vigilant; …
Webster English vocab
WARD — [ward] n [ME, fr. OE weard; akin to OHG warta act of watching, OE warian to beware of, guard, waer …
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-WARD — [-ward] also -wards adj suffix [-ward fr. ME, fr. OE -weard; akin to OHG -wart, -wert -ward, L vertere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WARD — / wɔːd; NAmE wɔːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a separate room or area in a hospital for people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WARD — I. ward 1 W3 /wɔːd $ wɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weard 'guarding' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WARD — n. & v. n. 1 a separate room or division of a hospital, prison, etc. (men's surgical ward). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WARD — n. & v. --n. 1. a separate room or division of a hospital, prison, etc. (men's surgical ward). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
WARD — ( wards, warding, warded) 1. A ward is a room in a hospital which has beds for many people, often …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WARD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a hospital ward/room ▪ nurses working on hospital wards isolation hospital/ward British English ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WARD — n. Beecher Henry Ward Howe Julia Ward Julia Ward Montgomery Ward & Co. Ann Ward Ward Barbara Mary Baroness Jackson …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WARD — Synonyms and related words : Kreis, VA hospital, X ray, acropolis, administration, aegis, archbishopric, archdiocese, armament, armor, arrondissement, asylum, auspices, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WARD — n. 25B6; noun the surgical ward : ROOM, department, unit, area. the most marginal ward in Westminster : DISTRICT, constituency, …
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WARD — n. 1 district, division, precinct, section, zone, quarter Perkin was running for re-election as councillor of the Eastgate ward 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WARD — сущ. 1) опека to be in ward ≈ находиться под опекой 2) опекаемый; подопечный ward of court юр. ≈ лицо, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WARD — ward.ogg 1. wɔ:d n 1. опека; попечительство a child in ward - ребёнок, находящийся под опекой; подопечный ребёнок to whom …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WARD — ward сущ.1) а) юр. опекунство, опека to be in ward — находиться под опекой Syn:custody, guardianship б) проявление заботы (о …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WARD — 1. wɔ:d n 1. опека; попечительство a child in ward - ребёнок, находящийся под опекой; подопечный ребёнок to whom the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WARD — сущ. 1) а) юр. опекунство, опека to be in ward — находиться под опекой Syn: custody , guardianship б) проявление …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WARD — сущ. 1) а) юр. опекунство, опека to be in ward — находиться под опекой Syn: custody, guardianship б) проявление заботы (о ком-л., о чем-л.), защита, охрана Syn: protection в) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WARD — 1. _n. 1> опека; to be in ward - находиться под опекой 2> опекаемый; подопечный 3> административный район города 4> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WARD — 1. n. 1. опека; to be in ward - находиться под опекой 2. опекаемый; подопечный 3. административный район города 4. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WARD — опека; to be in ward находиться под опекой опекаемый; подопечный; административный район города палата (больничная); камера (тюремная); obs. заключение выступ или выемка (в …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
WARD — 1. _n. 1> опека; to be in ward находиться под опекой 2> опекаемый; подопечный 3> административный район города 4> палата …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
WARD — 1) опека; попечительство 2) лицо, находящееся под опекой или на попечении; подопечный 3) подмандатная или подопечная территория 4) заключение, содержание под стражей 5) тюремное …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
WARD — сущ. 1) опека to be in ward ≈ находиться под опекой 2) опекаемый; подопечный ward of court юр. ≈ лицо, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WARD — v. gardar, protecter. ~ OFF: detornar, defender, parar; n. pupillo, tutelata;. (of lock) barrette
English interlingue dictionary
WARD — purok
English-Visayan vocabulary
WARD — I. biographical name (Aaron) Montgomery 1843-1913 American merchant, II. biographical name 1727-1800 American general in Revolution, III. biographical name Artemus, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-WARD — I. adjective suffix also ~s see: worth that moves, tends, faces, or is directed toward , that occurs or is …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WARD — (n.) A division of a forest.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) A division of a county.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) One who, or that which, is guarded.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (n.) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; …
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WARD — (n.) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — (a.) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., …
Английский словарь Webster
-WARD — (v. i.) Alt. of -wards
Английский словарь Webster
WARD — ( v. i. ) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( v. i. ) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) To defend; to protect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) To defend by walls, fortifications, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) One who, or that which, is guarded.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A division of a forest.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( n. ) A division of a county.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WARD — ( a. ) The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-WARD — ( v. i. ) Alt. of -wards
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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