prep.
Pronunciation: ' t ō - ə rd, ' to ̇ (- ə )rd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English toward, from Old English t ō weard facing, imminent, from t ō , preposition, to + -weard -ward
Date: before 12th century
1 also to · wards \ ' t ō - ə rdz, ' to ̇ (- ə )rdz \ [Middle English towardes, from Old English t ō weardes, preposition, toward, from t ō 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>