[{"word":"toward","phonetic":"/tɘ.ˈwoːd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/tɘ.ˈwoːd/","audio":""},{"text":"/tə.ˈwɔːd/","audio":""},{"text":"/tʊ.ˈwɔɹd/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/toward-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=631190","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Future; to-come.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Promising, likely.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["imminent","in the offing","proximate","coming"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"preposition","definitions":[{"definition":"In the direction of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She moved toward the door."},{"definition":"In relation to (someone or something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"What are your feelings toward him?"},{"definition":"For the purpose of attaining (an aim).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I'm saving money toward retirement."},{"definition":"Located close to; near (a time or place).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Our place is over toward the station."}],"synonyms":["towards"],"antonyms":["fromward","froward"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toward"]}]