suffix · neutral
-ward
a suffix that forms words meaning 'in the direction of' or 'towards a particular point or state' (usually makes adjectives/adverbs)
Examples
“They moved __ to the coast on the map.”
“Use -ward to show direction in map descriptions.”
“Adverbs with -ward often describe physical movement or a trend.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I described the map I used the -ward suffix to indicate direction clearly, rather than repeating long prepositional phrases.”
Collocations
- head + place
- move + X-ward
- turn + X-ward
Word family
Common mistakes
She walked homewardly after school.→She walked homeward after school.
He went to northward.→He went northward.
They looked to the eastward.→They looked eastward.
Say it for a higher band
5to (giới từ chỉ hướng đơn giản)→6in the direction of→7+-ward
Synonyms
in the direction of
Easily confused
-wise
“He turned clockwise to face the audience.”
Related words
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In -ward
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