New English-Irish Dictionary

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go towards

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go toward

US) (v + prep) TRANSITIVEthe money will go towards building a new school caithfear an t-airgead ar scoil nua a thógáil, úsáidfear an t-airgead chun scoil nua a thógáilthe coursework will go towards the final results cuirfear an obair chúrsa san áireamh sna torthaí deiridhthe crop goes towards making wine baintear leas as an mbarr chun fíon a dhéanamh, úsáidtear an barr chun fíon a dhéanamh → see go

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long »

to go a long way (also to go a long way towards doing sth, to go a long way to do sth)local knowledge goes a long way is mór an cuidiú é eolas ar an gceantareducation goes a long way towards getting a job is mór an cuidiú é an t-oideachas le post a fháil
spiral »

the ball went spiralling towards the goal chuaigh an liathróid ag casadh ar nós bíse i dtreo an chúil
towards »

the book will go some way towards explaining this déanfaidh an leabhar iarracht é seo a mhíniú; míneoidh an leabhar é seo, a bheag nó a mhór
way »

to go a way towards doing sth (also to go some way towards doing sth)this will go a some way towards helping us provide a better service cabhróidh sé seo linn seirbhís níos fearr a chur ar fáil

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