prep ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Preposition

1. 1
   away from dialectal, obsolete

   "Towards or fromwards the zenith."

Synonyms

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fromwardfromward

Antonyms

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towardtowards

Example

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"Towards or fromwards the zenith."

Etymology

From Old English framweardes (“in a direction away from”); equivalent to from + -ward + -s. Compare froward.

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