In a course or line leading to; also, facing.
Aiming at or contributing to; for.
Near in time; about.
Full of surprise, I turned towards my mother. – The Daughter of the Commandant by Alexksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
Shall we journey towards them?" – There was a King in Egypt by Norma Lorimer
The fellow came towards him. – Carmen's Messenger by Harold Bindloss