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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
toward

▶preposition /təˈwɔːd, twɔːd, tɔːd/ variant of towards. ▶adjective /ˈtəʊəd/ archaic going on.

– origin OE tōweard (see to , -ward).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
towards /təˈwɔːdz, twɔːdz, ˈtɔːdz/ (chiefly N. Amer. also toward)

▶preposition

1 in the direction of.

2 getting nearer to (a time or goal).

3 in relation to.

4 contributing to the cost of.

– origin OE tōweardes (see to, -ward).

'toward' also found in these Oxford entries:

adaxial - afterdeck - fix - limbo - prosenchyma - roll-out - south-eastward - south-westward - towards

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about/toward/for life
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At, into, to and toward(s)
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Can picture be processed toward to?
change for/toward/towards the better
cocked suddenly interested, furowed brow toward Gramp
continue to be pushing toward stimulus in the near term
curled toward
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drive into / toward the sun
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go a long way toward?
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he led the steep climb toward...
He rushed toward her, not unlike a tiger...
head toward one's head
hostile towards/toward Angie
I'm leaning forward buying a Mac. (leaning toward)
if I pull my finger just five millimeters toward me
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men turn their thoughts toward home and humanity-seeing in that far perspective that man's destiny on earth is not divisible
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predilection for or predilection toward?
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