towards jelentése

towards jelentése: preposition

1 B1 felé, irányába, irányában

She stood up and walked towards him.

He leaned towards his wife and whispered, "Can we go home soon?"

She kept glancing towards the telephone.

2 B2 (érzelem) vki/vmi iránt, kapcsolatban vkivel/vmivel

They've always been very friendly towards me.

He feels a lot of anger towards his father.

She always has a positive attitude towards life.

3 C1 felé, tájt (közel egy helyhez/időhöz)

Our seats were towards the back of the theatre.

I often get hungry towards the middle of the morning.

We're getting towards winter and it's getting dark earlier.

4 C1 hozzá (hozzájárulásként vmihez) (pl. vásárláshoz/cél eléréséhez)

I'm saving up to buy a car, and Dad has given me some money towards it.

Would you like to make a contribution towards a present for Linda?

The work that students do during the term counts towards their final grade.

Be, ki, felé, el, köré – Közel – Mód, eszköz – Beletartozás, összevonás, kiegészítés