Spanish - English
Definition of para con in Spanish English dictionary
- towards
- In the direction of something (indicated by context)
Thus as he spake, lo far away they spyde / A varlet running towards hastily .
- {a} in a direction to, nearly
- If you move, look, or point towards something or someone, you move, look, or point in their direction. Caroline leant across the table towards him Anne left Artie and walked down the corridor towards the foyer When he looked towards me, I smiled and waved
- If something happens towards a particular time, it happens just before that time. The Channel tunnel was due to open towards the end of 1993
- If you give money towards something, you give it to help pay for that thing. He gave them £50,000 towards a house
- variant of toward
- to·wards in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use toward; In addition to the uses shown below, towards is used in phrasal verbs such as `count towards' and `lean towards'
- If you have a particular attitude towards something or someone, you have that attitude when you think about them or deal with them. It's the business of the individual to determine his own attitude towards religion Not everyone in the world will be kind and caring towards you
- With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning
- If things develop towards a particular situation, that situation becomes nearer in time or more likely to happen. The talks made little evident progress towards agreement
- If something is towards part of a place or thing, it is near that part. The home of the Morgan family was up Gloucester Road, towards the top of the hill
- Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of
- Near; about; approaching to
- {e} in the direction of; near, close to; for, intended for a specific purpose or person; with respect to, regarding
- Near; at hand; in state of preparation
- In the direction of; to