towards

towards
[tə'wo:d(z), ](American[) to:rd(z)]
preposition
1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) zu
2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) gegenüber
3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) als Beitrag zu
4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) gegen
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[tə'wOːd(z)]
prep
1) (= in direction of) (with verbs of motion) auf (+acc) ... zu

they walked toward the town — sie gingen auf die Stadt zu

we sailed toward China — wir segelten in Richtung China

it's further north, toward Dortmund — es liegt weiter im Norden, Richtung Dortmund

toward the south — nach or gen (liter) Süden

he turned toward her — er wandte sich ihr zu

with his back toward the wall —

you should read with your back toward the light — Sie sollten mit dem Rücken zum Licht lesen

on the side (facing) toward the sea — zum Meer hin

a hotel facing toward the sea — ein Hotel mit Blick aufs Meer

they are working toward a solution — sie arbeiten auf eine Lösung hin

if it helps toward finding a solution — wenn es dazu beiträgt, eine Lösung zu finden

toward a better understanding of ... — zum besseren Verständnis von ...

I gave him some money toward a car — ich gab ihm etwas Geld als Beitrag zu seinem Auto

2) (= in relation to) ... (dat) gegenüber

what are your feelings toward him? — was empfinden Sie ihm gegenüber?, was empfinden Sie für ihn?

3)

toward ten o'clock — gegen zehn Uhr

toward the end of the 60's/the year — gegen Ende der sechziger Jahre or Sechzigerjahre/des Jahres

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prep.
gegen präp.
gegenüber präp.
nach präp.
zu präp.
zuneigen präp.

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