The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TOWARD
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What does TOWARD mean?
TOWARD adjective- Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.
- Future; to-come.
- Approaching, coming near; impending; present, at hand.
- Promising, likely.
- In the direction of.
- In relation to (someone or something).
- For the purpose of attaining (an aim).
- Located close to; near (a time or place).