Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - towards

especially BrE toward especially AmE prep 1 moving, looking, or pointing in a particular direction  (He noticed two policemen coming towards him. | All the windows face toward the river. | He was standing with his back towards me.) 2 if you do something towards something, you do it in order to achieve it  (These negotiations are the first step toward reaching an agreement. | The council is constantly working towards racial and sexual equality.) 3 a feeling, attitude etc towards something is how you feel or what you think about it  (Brian's attitude towards his work has always been very positive.) 4 money put, saved, or given towards something is used to pay for it  (A lot of the donations will be put towards repairing the church roof.) 5 a) just before a particular time  (Toward the end of the afternoon it began to rain.) b) near a particular place  (As you get towards the coast you notice more and more hotels and restaurants.)