Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 6 letters

toward

Best crossword clue

"Moving closer to"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /təˈwɔːd/Sorted adortwStarts with TEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
1T2O3W4A5R6D

Mini crossword

Today's mini takes a couple of minutes.

Play the mini →

Definitions

  1. facing or moving in the direction of something

Word origin

From Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard, from Proto-West Germanic *tōward, equivalent to to + -ward. Cognate with Middle Low German tôwart, Middle Dutch toewaert (Modern Dutch toewaarts), Middle High German zuowart, zūwart (Modern German zuwärts). Compare also Middle English tilward, tillward (“toward”).

Used in a sentence

  • She moved toward the door.
  • [A]Nd when Balaam ſawe that it pleaſed the LORD to bleſſe Iſrael, hee went not, as at other times to ſeeke foꝛ inchantments, but hee ſet his face toward the wilderneſſe.
  • What are your feelings toward him?

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Moving closer to6 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

T_____

Related words