{ } prep.[ AS. &unr_; impending, imminent, future, toward, &unr_; towards. See To, and -ward, wards. ] 1. In the direction of; to. [ 1913 Webster ] He set his face toward the wilderness. Num. xxiv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ] The waves make towards the pebbled shore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning. [ 1913 Webster ] His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii. 54. [ 1913 Webster ] Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. Acts xxiv. 16. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of. [ 1913 Webster ] This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble. Clarendom. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Near; about; approaching to. [ 1913 Webster ] I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Toward | 
