toward(s)

toward(s)
to·ward(s) [təʼwɔ:d(z), Am tɔ:rd(z), təʼwɔ:rd(z)] prep
1) (in direction of) in Richtung;
she kept glancing \toward(s) the telephone sie sah immerzu in Richtung Telefon;
she walked \toward(s) him sie ging auf ihn zu;
he leaned \toward(s) her er lehnte sich zu ihr
2) (near) nahe +dat;
our seats were \toward(s) the back unsere Plätze waren recht weit hinten;
we're well \toward(s) the front of the queue wir sind nahe dem Anfang der Schlange
3) (just before) gegen +akk;
\toward(s) midnight/the end of the year gegen Mitternacht/Ende des Jahres;
\toward(s) Easter/August um Ostern/August herum
4) (to goal of)
they are working \toward(s) a degree sie arbeiten auf einen Abschluss hin;
to count \toward(s) sth auf etw akk angerechnet werden;
to work \toward(s) a solution auf eine Lösung hinarbeiten;
there has been little progress \toward(s) finding a solution es gab wenig Fortschritt in Richtung einer Lösung
5) (to trend of) zu +dat;
a trend \toward(s) healthier eating ein Trend zu gesünderer Ernährung
6) after adj (in relation to) gegenüber +dat;
they've always been friendly \toward(s) me mir gegenüber waren sie immer freundlich;
to feel sth \toward(s) sb jdm gegenüber etw akk empfinden [o fühlen];
7) (to be used for) für +akk;
he has given me some money \toward(s) it er hat mir etwas Geld dazugegeben;
would you like to make a contribution \toward(s) a present for Linda? möchtest du einen Beitrag für ein Geschenk für Linda leisten?

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