TOWARDS
ADJECTIVES
► ADMOTIVE characterized by motion towards → 1879
► ADMOVENT moving to → 1731 obs.
ADVERBS
► ATO ► ATOO ► ATTO of motion: to, towards → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
PREPOSITIONS
► ATORT towards, in the direction of → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ATOWARDS towards, in the direction of → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAST AND SNELL near, towards, in a straight line → 1895 Sc.
► GAIN towards, to meet with → a1300 obs.
► GAINWARD towards, facing, over against → a1541 obs.
► TILWARD in the direction of, toward → a1300 obs.
► TO-GAINS towards, forward to, so as to meet → c950 obs.
► TO-GAINST towards, forward to, so as to meet → c950 obs.
VERBS
► ADMOVE to move to or towards → c1420 obs.
► EASE OVER to move towards → 1930s sl., orig. US
► OPPOSE to look towards, to face, to front → 1608
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