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proti

make for, make towards VB intr

1. make:

(head for) to make for sth
odpraviti se proti čemu
to make for sth (by car or bus)
odpeljati se proti čemu
the kids made for the woods to hide
otroci so se odpravili proti gozdu, da bi se skrili

2. make (be):

constant arguing doesn't make for a good relationship
nenehno prepiranje ne pripomore k dobrim odnosom
Kant makes for hard reading
brati Kanta je zahtevno

to·ward(s) [təˈwɔ:d(z)] PREP

1. toward(s) (in direction of):

toward(s)
proti +dat
she walked toward him
šla je proti njemu
he leaned toward her
nagnil se je proti njej

2. toward(s) (near):

toward(s)
blizu +gen
we're well toward the front of the queue
sva skoraj na začetku vrste

3. toward(s) (just before):

toward(s)
proti
toward midnight/the end of the year
proti polnoči/koncu leta

4. toward(s) (to goal of):

to count toward sth
računati na kaj

5. toward(s) (to trend of):

toward(s)
proti +dat

6. toward(s) (to be used for):

toward(s)
za +ak
he has given me some money toward it
dal mi je nekaj denarja zraven
Present
Imake for
youmake for
he/she/itmakes for
wemake for
youmake for
theymake for
Past
Imade for
youmade for
he/she/itmade for
wemade for
youmade for
theymade for
Present Perfect
Ihavemade for
youhavemade for
he/she/ithasmade for
wehavemade for
youhavemade for
theyhavemade for
Past Perfect
Ihadmade for
youhadmade for
he/she/ithadmade for
wehadmade for
youhadmade for
theyhadmade for
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to totter towards extinction
biti tik pred izumrtjem
to show hostility to(wards) sb
sovražno se obnašati do koga
to feel envy towards sb
zavidati komu
to show compassion for [or towards] sb
pokazati sočutje do koga
he steered her towards the bank
odpeljal jo je do banke
to feel drawn to [or toward(s)] sb
čutiti, da te kdo privlači
he's very possessive towards his wife
do svoje žene se vede zelo posesivno
she felt no bitterness towards him
ni bila jezna nanj
to have a tendency to(wards) sth
nagibati se k čemu
to shepherd sb towards the door
usmeriti koga proti vratom
to feel [or have] compassion for [or towards] sb
sočustvovati s kom
I lean towards the view that ...
nagibam se k stališču, da ...
she made a sudden move towards me
nenadoma se je premaknila proti meni
to look towards the east/north
gledati na vzhod/sever
to be [or feel] well disposed towards sb/sth
biti naklonjen komu/čemu
this essay will count towards your final mark
ta esej se bo upošteval pri vaši končni oceni
to inch sth across the room/towards the wall
ped za pedjo premikati kaj po sobi/proti steni
the country was being propelled towards civil war
država se je bližala državljanski vojni
the kitchen floor has a distinct slant towards the outer wall
kuhinjska tla so nagnjena proti zunanji steni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He reaches twice with his right hand toward what appears to be an inside pocket of his jacket.
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Brands can then choose personas toward which they can target their ads.
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Our first move with a view toward coming events is immigration.
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Their original music tended toward a hard funk sound, mainly influenced by three musicians who formed the core of the group.
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He begins to reconsider his complacent attitude toward his wife's promiscuity.
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