"toward" meaning in English

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Terms suffixed with -ward",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "ward"
      },
      "expansion": "to + -ward",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "to + -ward",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "toward",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "to‧ward",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were walking toward the shop when she began feeling sick."
        },
        {
          "text": "Looking toward the east, we could see the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was walking toward my car when I fell."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've always had strong feelings toward her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facing or moving in the direction of something"
      ],
      "id": "simple-toward-en-prep-DDbFGIPF"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's been saving money toward a new computer for school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-toward-en-prep-bpUk4RPi"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Toward the end, we were getting very tired."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "close to"
      ],
      "id": "simple-toward-en-prep-MrMR14nB"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwɔrd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɘˈwoːd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-toward.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "toward"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Terms suffixed with -ward"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to",
        "2": "ward"
      },
      "expansion": "to + -ward",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "to + -ward",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "toward",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "to‧ward",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were walking toward the shop when she began feeling sick."
        },
        {
          "text": "Looking toward the east, we could see the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "I was walking toward my car when I fell."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've always had strong feelings toward her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facing or moving in the direction of something"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's been saving money toward a new computer for school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Toward the end, we were getting very tired."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "close to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːd/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtwɔrd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɘˈwoːd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-toward.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "toward"
}