toward

Meanings

1. In the direction of.
2. In relation to (someone or something).
3. For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
4. Located close to; near (a time or place).

1. Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
2. Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
3. Promising, likely.
4. Future; to-come.

1. A coastal village south of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS1367).
2. A surname, apparently taken from the place name.

Etymology

From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).