towards
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(especially US) 1 preposition in direction approaching/facingchuig prep i dtreo go dtí she ran towards me rith sí chugam, rith sí faoi mo dhéinhe turned towards Kildare chas sé i dtreo Chill Dara, thug sé a aghaidh ar Chill Darahe turned his back towards her d'iompaigh sé a dhroim uirthi, thiontaigh sé a chúl léithe house faces towards the sea tá aghaidh an tí ar an bhfarraige 2 preposition expressing attitude in relation to sb/sthfaoi prep maidir le i dtaobh i leith how do you feel towards your father? conas a bhraitheann tú faoi d'athair?the policy towards refugees an polasaí maidir le teifigh, an polasaí i leith teifeachshe was hostile towards me bhí sí naimhdeach i mo leith, bhí sí naimhdeach liomthey were sympathetic towards each other bhí siad báúil le chéile, bhí dáimh acu le chéileshe didn't feel too friendly towards the staff is beag dáimh a bhí aici leis an bhfoireann, is beag gean a bhí aici ar an bhfoireannShow full entry
3 preposition approaching particular timei dtreo ag tarraingt ar ag druidim le towards the end of the week i dtreo dheireadh na seachtaine, ag druidim le deireadh na seachtaine, amach sa tseachtain 4 preposition near particular positioni dtreo the house was situated towards the edge of the town bhí an teach suite i dtreo imeall an bhaile, bhí an teach suite amach faoi imeall an bhailethat information is towards the end of the document tá an t-eolas sin amach i dtreo dheireadh na cáipéise 5 preposition contributing to sthle haghaidh i gcomhair faoi choinne faoi chomhair to save towards a new car airgead a chur i leataobh le haghaidh carr nua, airgead a chur i leataobh faoi choinne carr úrwe have to save towards the pension caithfimid airgead a chur i dtaisce faoi chomhair an phinsin, caithfimid airgead a choigilt don phinseanthe 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 6 preposition nearer to goal etci dtreo chun prep it's a step towards agreement is céim chun comhaontaithe éthe first step towards peace an chéad chéim i dtreo na síochánawe're working towards the abolition of discrimination táimid ag obair i dtreo deireadh a chur le leithcheal, táimid ag obair ar mhaithe le deireadh a chur le leithchealnot much has been done towards improving standards is beag atá déanta chun caighdeáin a fheabhsú, is beag atá déanta le caighdeáin a fheabhsúthere's a movement towards organic food recently tá bia orgánach ag éirí níos coitianta le déanaí