"-ward" meaning in English

See -ward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /wəd/ [unstressed, UK], /wɚd/ [unstressed, US], /wɔːd/ [stressed, UK], /wɔrd/ [stressed, US] Forms: -ward
Head templates: {{suffix}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Used to indicate the direction something is moving to.
    Sense id: simple--ward-en-suffix-IuAsOih0
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Suffix"
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "suffix",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please move forward."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to indicate the direction something is moving to."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/wəd/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɚd/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the word \"toward\" only"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔrd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the word \"toward\" only"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ward"
}
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        "Suffix"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Please move forward."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to indicate the direction something is moving to."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wəd/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɚd/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔːd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the word \"toward\" only"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɔrd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the word \"toward\" only"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stressed",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ward"
}

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