-ward

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Pronunciation

• • (RP) IPA: /wəd/
  • (GA) IPA: /wɚd/
  • (RP) IPA: /wɔːd/
  • (GA) IPA: /wɔɹd/

Suffix

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.

Translations

• German: -wärts

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