LEAN TO / TOWARDS / TOWARD STH

Meaning of LEAN TO / TOWARDS / TOWARD STH in English

to have a tendency to prefer sth, especially a particular opinion or interest :

The UK leant towards the US proposal.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TOWARD — County: Argyll and Bute Post Code: PA23
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
TOWARDS — vers; contra
English interlingue dictionary
TOWARDS — (Prepositional element (alang kang, hangtud sa, etc.)) ngadto sa;paingon sa
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOWARD — paingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOWARDS — I. adjective see: toward II. preposition see: toward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOWARD — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~, from Old English tōweard facing, imminent, from tō, preposition, to + -weard -ward Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOWARD — I. ˈt]ō(ə)rd, ]ȯ(ə)rd, ]ōəd, ]ȯ(ə)d also ˈtw] or təˈwȯ(ə)rd or təˈwȯ(ə)d adjective Etymology: toward from Middle English, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAN — I. ˈlēn verb ( leaned ˈlēnd, chiefly Brit ˈlent ; or chiefly British leant ˈlent ; leaned or chiefly British …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWARDS — -dz adverb Etymology: Middle English towardes, from towardes, adjective, toward archaic : forward , onward
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWARDS — (prep. & adv.) See Toward.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARDS — (adv.) Near; at hand; in state of preparation.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARDS — (prep.) Near; about; approaching to.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Approaching; coming near.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (adv.) Alt. of Towards
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Alt. of Towards
Английский словарь Webster
LEAN — (v. i.) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used …
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Approaching; coming near.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Alt. of Towards
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( adv. ) Alt. of Towards
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAN — ( v. i. ) Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender; scant; barren; bare; mean; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — — towardness , n. prep. /tawrd, tohrd, teuh wawrd", twawrd, twohrd/ ; adj. /tawrd, tohrd/ , prep. Also, towards . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAN — lean 1 /leen/ , v. , leaned or ( esp. Brit. ) leant; leaning; n. v.i. 1. to incline or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — prep. in the direction of; for
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOWARD — I. ˈtō-ərd, ˈtȯ(-ə)rd adjective Etymology: Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard facing, imminent, from tō, preposition, to + -weard …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAN — I. ˈlēn verb ( leaned ˈlēnd, chiefly Brit ˈlent ; lean·ing ˈlē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English lenen, from Old English hleonian; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWARDS — prep in the direction of; to. 2. towards ·prep near; about; approaching to. 3. towards ·adv near; at hand; in …
Webster English vocab
TOWARD — prep approaching; coming near. 2. toward ·prep ready to act; forward; bold; valiant. 3. toward ·adv ·alt. of towards. 4. …
Webster English vocab
LEAN — noun unremunerative copy or work. 2. lean ·vt to conceal. 3. lean ·noun that part of flesh which consist principally …
Webster English vocab
TOWARD — ■ preposition tə'wɔ:d , twɔ:d , tɔ:d variant of ~s . ■ adjective 'təʊəd archaic going on. Origin OE tōweard …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOWARD — [to.ward] adj [ME toward, fr. OE toweard facing, imminent, fr. to, prep., to + -weard -ward] (bef. 12c) 1 also …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAN — [lean] vb leaned ; lean.ing [ME lenen, fr. OE hleonian; akin to OHG hlinen to lean, Gk klinein, L clinare] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOWARDS — towards BrE AmE tə ˈwɔːdz tu-; tɔːdz AmE \ tɔːrdz toʊrdz; tə ˈwɔːrdz, twɔːrdz, twoʊrdz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWARD — I toward preposition BrE AmE tə ˈwɔːd tu-; tɔːd AmE tɔːrd toʊrd; tə ˈwɔːrd, twɔːrd, twoʊrd II toward adjective BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWARD — ➡ towards
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWARDS — / təˈwɔːdz; NAmE tɔːrdz/ (also to·ward / təˈwɔːd; NAmE tɔːrd/ especially in NAmE ) preposition 1. in the direction of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAN — / liːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( leaned , leaned ) ( BrE also leant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWARD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWARDS
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAN — I. lean 1 S3 /liːn/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle leaned or leant /lent/ especially British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWARDS — prep. 1 in the direction of (set out towards town). 2 as regards; in relation to (his attitude towards death). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWARD — prep. & adj. --prep. = TOWARDS. --adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a person or animal) thin; having no superfluous fat. 2 (of meat) containing little …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAN — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, back, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWARDS — prep. 1 in the direction of (set out towards town). 2 as regards; in relation to (his attitude towards death). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWARD — prep. & adj. prep. = TOWARDS. adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAN — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a person or animal) thin; having no superfluous fat. 2 (of meat) containing little …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAN — v. & n. v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, back, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWARDS — prep. 1. in the direction of (set out towards town). 2 as regards; in relation to (his attitude towards death). …
Oxford English vocab
TOWARD — prep. & adj. --prep. TOWARDS. --adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, auspicious. …
Oxford English vocab
LEAN — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. leaned or leant) 1. intr. & tr. (often foll. by across, …
Oxford English vocab
TOWARDS — or toward Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAN — ( leans, leaning, leaned, leant, leaner, leanest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWARDS — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES feel loyalty towards sb/sth ▪ Marco felt an intense loyalty to his native country. go …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES lean back in your chair ▪ He leant back in his chair and took …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOWARDS — (RELATION) UK and ANZ, [esp. US] toward preposition - in relation toThey've always been very friendly towards me.There has been …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAN — Synonyms and related words : Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, acquiesce, agree, angular, angularity, arid, ascend, ascetic, austere, bad, bald, bank, bare, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAN — I. verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ lightly ▪ slightly ▪ casually , comfortably , lazily , nonchalantly ▪ Kate ~ed …
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