"towards" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "towards",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were walking towards the shop when she began feeling sick."
        },
        {
          "text": "Looking towards the east, we could see the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "She's moving towards quiting."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've always had strong feelings towards her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facing or moving in the direction of something"
      ],
      "id": "simple-towards-en-prep-DDbFGIPF"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's been saving money towards a new computer for school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-towards-en-prep-bpUk4RPi"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Towards the end, we were getting very tired."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "close to"
      ],
      "id": "simple-towards-en-prep-MrMR14nB"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːdz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/t@\"wO:dz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊˈwɔːrdz/ or /tɔːrdz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/tU\"wO:r\\dz/ or /tO:r\\dz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-towards.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "towards"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "towards",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Preposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "preposition"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We were walking towards the shop when she began feeling sick."
        },
        {
          "text": "Looking towards the east, we could see the city."
        },
        {
          "text": "She's moving towards quiting."
        },
        {
          "text": "I've always had strong feelings towards her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "facing or moving in the direction of something"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's been saving money towards a new computer for school."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you put money towards something, the money is to help pay for it."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Towards the end, we were getting very tired."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "close to"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈwɔːdz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/t@\"wO:dz/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʊˈwɔːrdz/ or /tɔːrdz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/tU\"wO:r\\dz/ or /tO:r\\dz/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-towards.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "towards"
}