toward(s)

toward(s)
to·ward(s)
[təˈwɔ:d(z), AM tɔ:rd(z), təˈwɔ:rd(z)]
prep
1. (in direction of) in Richtung
she kept glancing \toward(s) the telephone sie sah immerzu in Richtung Telefon
she walked \toward(s) him sie ging auf ihn zu
he leaned \toward(s) her er lehnte sich zu ihr hinüber
2. (near) nahe +dat
our seats were \toward(s) the back unsere Plätze waren recht weit hinten
we're well \toward(s) the front of the queue wir sind ziemlich weit vorne in der Schlange
3. (just before) gegen +akk
\toward(s) midnight/the end of the year gegen Mitternacht/Ende des Jahres
\toward(s) Easter/the first of June um Ostern/den ersten Juni herum
4. (to goal of)
they are working \toward(s) a degree sie arbeiten auf einen Abschluss hin
there has been little progress \toward(s) finding a solution es gab wenig Fortschritt in Richtung einer Lösung
the work that students do during the term counts \toward(s) their final grade die Arbeit, die die Studenten während des Semesters schreiben, wird auf ihre Endnote angerechnet
to work \toward(s) a solution auf eine Lösung hinarbeiten
5. (to trend of) zu +dat
a trend \toward(s) healthier eating ein Trend [hin] zu gesünderer Ernährung
6. (in relation to) gegenüber +dat
they've always been friendly \toward(s) me mir gegenüber waren sie immer freundlich
that's part of her attitude \toward(s) life das ist Teil ihrer Lebenseinstellung
to feel sth \toward(s) sb jdm gegenüber etw empfinden [o fühlen
7. (to be used for) für +akk
he has given me some money \toward(s) it er hat mir etwas Geld dazugegeben
would you like to make a contribution \toward(s) a present for Linda? möchtest du etwas zu einem Geschenk für Linda beisteuern?

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