dial towards in English

Forms: dials towards [present, singular, third-person], dialing towards [participle, present], dialling towards [participle, present], dialed towards [participle, past], dialed towards [past], dialled towards [participle, past], dialled towards [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|dial<,:++,:++> towards}} dial towards (third-person singular simple present dials towards, present participle dialing towards or dialling towards, simple past and past participle dialed towards or dialled towards)

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      "form": "dials towards",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dialling towards",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "dialed towards",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed towards",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialled towards",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialled towards",
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        "To be oriented towards, to be figuratively moving in the direction of or aiming at a conclusion."
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        "(idiomatic) To be oriented towards, to be figuratively moving in the direction of or aiming at a conclusion."
      ],
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  "word": "dial towards"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dials towards",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialing towards",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialling towards",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed towards",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialed towards",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialled towards",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dialled towards",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dial towards"
}

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"dial towards" meaning in English

Verb