Definition of "towards"

towards

/təˈwɔːdz/

preposition
1. Alternative form of toward
  Quotations
  Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
  1835, Sir John Ross, Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pages 284–5
  To the left towers the Jungfrau, with the train heading directly towards it.
  1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 752
  But with Goodison Park openly directing its full hostility towards Atkinson, Liverpool went ahead when Carroll turned in his first Premier League goal of the season after 70 minutes.
  2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0-2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
adverb
not comparable
1. In the direction of something (indicated by context).
  Quotations
  Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily […]
  1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie
adjective
not comparable
1. Near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.
  Quotations
  We have a trifling foolish banquet towards.
  c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act I, scene v]