Towards

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·prep In the direction of; to.

II. Towards ·prep Near; about; approaching to.

III. Towards ·adv Near; at hand; in state of preparation.

IV. Towards ·prep Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.

V. Towards ·prep & ·adv ·see Toward.

VI. Towards ·prep With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning.