(Preposition)TOWARDS

ATTITUDE TOWARDS: feeling about something. My attitude towards beggars

was without any encouragement to them.

DISPOSED TOWARDS: inclined to think that somebody is good or not good.

The employer was favourably disposed towards his employees.

GO TOWARDS: is used as part of a cost of something. Ten per cent of

his salary goes towards charity.

LEAN TOWARDS: tend to support. At the eleventh hour he leaned towards

my opponent.

MAKE TOWARDS: move towards. The herd of cattle made towards the tank.

MALICE TOWARDS: desire to harm others. They bear no malice towards you.

PADDLE TOWARDS: move in a small boat towards something or some place.

They paddled leusurely towards the shore.

PUSH TOWARDS: try hard to achieve some aim. The soldiers pushed

towards the fort.

WORK TOWARDS: work hard to achieve something. They are working

towardws more decentralization of powers.

ANTAGONISM TO/TOWARDS:strong dislike betweeen the groups or people.

The club suffered from antagonism among its members to each other.

BEND ACROSS/TOWARDS: move towards. She bent across the table to say

something to her husband.

BOUNDARIES OF:line that show the edge of. The boundaries of the city

are not well defined.

GEAR TO/TOWARDS:organise or design something for a particular purpose

. We have geared all our efforts to satisfy customers.

HEAD FOR/TOWARDS/ACROSS:go in a particular direction. The traveller

headed for her hotel.

HOSTILE TO/TOWARDS:angry and unfriendly to somebody, oppose something

strongly. He turned hostile to them.

HOSTILITY TOWARDS/BETWEEN:angry and strong opposition. There has been

a long hostility between the two factions.

INCH ALONG/AROUND/TOWARDS:to move very slowly. The wounded soldier

inched towards the enemy through the bushes.

LEAD INTO/TOWARDS: go in a particular direction. The flight was steps

led towards a pond.

MOVE TOWARDS/FOR:tomove in a particular direction. The cat moved

towards the window.

NUDGE AWAY/TOWARDS: push someone gently with your elbow. He nudged the

woman away in the crowd.

NUDGE INTO/TOWARDS:persuade somebody to take a decision. The mother

nudged her dauther towards marrying the man of her choice.

PROCIVILITY TO/TOWARDS:a natural tendency, strong liking. She has a

procivility for perfumes.

PROTECTIVE OF/TOWARDS: wanting to protect. It is natural that one is

protective towards one's own family.

SHELVE DOWN/UP/TOWARDS:slope gently towards. The steps shelve down to

the lake,the garden shelves towards the sea.

SHUFFLE ALONG/DOWN/TOWARDS:to walk slowly and noisily.The beggar

shuffled along the street.