"towards" meaning in All languages combined

See towards on Wiktionary

Preposition [Engels]

IPA: /təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz], /tɘˈwoːdz/,[tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz],[tʰw̥oːdz], /tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/, /ˈtoʊɚdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z], [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z] Audio: en-us-towards.ogg
  1. naar
    Sense id: nl-towards-en-prep-YWYrI9X3
  2. in de richting van
    Sense id: nl-towards-en-prep-Gasdbce7
  3. voor, met het oogmerk
    Sense id: nl-towards-en-prep-5gqFYNaO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toward
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Voorzetsel in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels met IPA-weergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels met audioweergave",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 7",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "to·wards",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "De vorm towards is gebruikelijker in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en toward meer in de Verenigde Staten, maar beide wordt in beide verstaan en gebruikt."
  ],
  "pos": "prep",
  "pos_title": "Voorzetsel",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hij moved towards the door.",
          "translation": "Hij bewoog zich naar de deur."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "naar"
      ],
      "id": "nl-towards-en-prep-YWYrI9X3"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is more towards the station.",
          "translation": "Het is meer in de richting van het station."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in de richting van"
      ],
      "id": "nl-towards-en-prep-Gasdbce7"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Saving towards retirement.",
          "translation": "Sparen voor je pensioen."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voor, met het oogmerk"
      ],
      "id": "nl-towards-en-prep-5gqFYNaO"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɘˈwoːdz/,[tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz],[tʰw̥oːdz]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/, /ˈtoʊɚdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z], [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]"
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "toward"
    }
  ],
  "word": "towards"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Voorzetsel in het Engels",
    "Woorden in het Engels",
    "Woorden in het Engels met IPA-weergave",
    "Woorden in het Engels met audioweergave",
    "Woorden in het Engels van lengte 7"
  ],
  "hyphenation": "to·wards",
  "lang": "Engels",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "De vorm towards is gebruikelijker in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en toward meer in de Verenigde Staten, maar beide wordt in beide verstaan en gebruikt."
  ],
  "pos": "prep",
  "pos_title": "Voorzetsel",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hij moved towards the door.",
          "translation": "Hij bewoog zich naar de deur."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "naar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It is more towards the station.",
          "translation": "Het is meer in de richting van het station."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in de richting van"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Saving towards retirement.",
          "translation": "Sparen voor je pensioen."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "voor, met het oogmerk"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔːdz]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɘˈwoːdz/,[tʰɘ̥ˈwoːdz],[tʰw̥oːdz]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊˈwɔɹdz/, /ˈtɔɹdz/, /ˈtoʊɚdz/, [tʰə̥ˈwɔɹ̠d̠z], [tʰw̥ɔɹ̠d̠z]"
    },
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    }
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    {
      "word": "toward"
    }
  ],
  "word": "towards"
}

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