toward
in the direction of
How often you will meet it
Rank 430 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 46,863 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
preposition
- in the direction of
toward in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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She turned in his direction and came swiftly toward him.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, Good will toward men!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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John McLean swung across the diagonal of the campus toward Welch Hall where he lived.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Emily wondered if she had wanted to go somewhere else and had been firmly directed toward Mallowe by her daughter.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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The boy nodded his head sidewise toward his own home, and the girl silently nodded hers up and down in answer.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1