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Meaning of -ward | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
wəd

Definitions

  1. Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.
  2. Forming adjectives, as in "a backward look", "the northward road", etc; used even by speakers who usually use -wards for adverbs.

Equivalents

العربية ـًا، ـاً لـ
Deutsch -wärts
Suomi -päin
עברית ־ה ל־
Magyar -féle -i
Kurdî
Nederlands -waarts
Українська в-

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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