Information about the word toward (English → Esperanto: ĉirkaŭ)

Synonyms: about, around

Part of speechpreposition
Pronunciation/təˈwɔːd/, /tʊˈwɔːd/, /twɔːd/, /tɔːd/
Hyphenationto·ward
Shavian alphabet𐑑𐑩𐑢𐑷𐑹𐑛, 𐑑𐑫𐑢𐑹𐑛, 𐑑𐑢𐑹𐑛, 𐑑𐑹𐑛
Deseret alphabet𐐻𐐳𐐶𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐐻𐐶𐐫𐑉𐐼, 𐐻𐐫𐑉𐐼

Usage samples

Toward evening, when Dorothy was tired with her long walk and began to wonder where she should pass the night, she came to a house rather larger than the rest.

Translations

Afrikaansrondom; teen; omstreeks
Danishom; omkring
Dutchtegen
Esperantoĉirkaŭ
Finnishympäri; ympärillä
Frenchautour de
Germangegen
Italianattorno a; intorno a
Latincirca; circum
Low Germanüm; rund; teagen; umstreaks; rundüm
Norwegianomkring
Portugueseem volta de
Russianвокруг
Saterland Frisianuum; uum .. tou
Spanishen torno a; en torno de; alrededor de
Swedishom; omkring
Thaiราวๆ; ประมาณ
West Frisianom … hinne