Forming adjectives and adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backwards", "towards", etc.

Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward", "toward", "forward", etc.

(countable) An English surname originating as an occupation for a guard or watchman. / (countable) An English male given name / A parish of Castleknock, Fingal, Ireland

Clipping of Edward.; A corruption of the name Edward / Clipping of Howard.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ward

plural of ward

plural of warding

Archaic form of toward.

simple past tense and past participle of ward off

(transitive) To parry, or turn aside. / (transitive) To avert or prevent.