-wards
1.
variant of
-ward
:
towards; afterwards.
Origin
Middle English;
Old English
-weardes,
equivalent to
-weard
toward (see
ward
) +
-es
-s
1
Usage note
See
-ward.
British Dictionary definitions for
-wards
-wards
suffix
1.
indicating direction towards:
a step backwards,
to sail shorewards
Compare
-ward
Word Origin
Old English
-weardes
towards