TOWARD vs TOWARDS: When to Use

Toward or Towards

Toward vs Towards! When you’re moving in the direction of something, are

you going toward or towards it? It can get confusing when there are words that
are so similar and don’t seem to have any differences at all. Still, when
speaking or writing, you never want the other person to misunderstand you
because you’ve used the wrong word, no matter how similar it sounds and
looks.

Towards vs Toward Definition

The good news about toward and towards is, they’re both acceptable and both
mean exactly the same thing. The only thing to be careful with is that
TOWARDS is preferred in Great Britain and Australia, while TOWARD is the
spelling you’ll see more often in the United States and Canada.

Examples:

 I looked TOWARDS the plane. Six passengers had already disembarked.

 He inclined TOWARDS the speaker to hear more clearly.
 He staggered drunkenly TOWARD the door.
 All the windows face TOWARD the river.

Toward vs Towards Examples

 The cat is creeping silently towards the bird.
 He headed downhill towards the river.
 She gave him a gentle push towards the door.
 I don’t understand his enmity towards his parents.
 The dog kited down the street towards its owner.
 He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.
 The soldiers were disaffected toward the government.
 He’s always behaved courteously toward my family.
 He wrote a novel which slanted toward young adults.
 The interviews also revealed strong antipathy toward Congress.
 Most scientists would probably lean toward this viewpoint.
 Which train is going toward Shinjuku?