See toward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Middle English terms suffixed with -ward",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "toward and froward"
},
{
"word": "as toward"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "ang",
"3": "tōweard"
},
"expansion": "Old English tōweard",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "to",
"3": "-ward"
},
"expansion": "to + -ward",
"name": "af"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old English tōweard, tōwærd; equivalent to to + -ward.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "adverb"
},
"expansion": "toward",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Middle English",
"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "adv",
"related": [
{
"word": "towardes"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"In a given direction, typically toward something specific."
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Nearly, almost."
],
"links": [
[
"Nearly",
"nearly"
],
[
"almost",
"almost"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "towarde"
},
{
"word": "towar"
},
{
"word": "towart"
},
{
"word": "touard"
},
{
"word": "touarde"
},
{
"word": "touwar"
},
{
"word": "touward"
},
{
"word": "touwarde"
},
{
"word": "towerd"
},
{
"word": "towert"
},
{
"word": "taward"
},
{
"word": "tawarde"
},
{
"word": "tawart"
},
{
"word": "twoward"
},
{
"word": "tort"
},
{
"word": "toweard"
},
{
"word": "towearde"
},
{
"word": "towarð"
},
{
"word": "towweard"
},
{
"word": "touwward"
}
],
"word": "toward"
}
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