English Explanatory Dictionary

-wards

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc.

Pronunciation

/wədz/ /wɚdz/ /wɔːdz/ /wɔɹdz/

Word forms

-wards

Etymology

From Middle English -wardes, from Old English -weardes, a variant of -weard; equivalent to -ward + -s (adverbial suffix). Cognate with German -wärts, Dutch -waarts.

Related words

-ward
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