hacia

Meaning

toward, towards

Hyphenated as

ha‧cia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaθja/

Etymology

According to Coromines and Pascual, from Old Spanish fazia (attested ca. 1300), with the variant faza (att. in Cid, Berceo, Calila e Dimna), and in pre-literary Latinized spelling faze ad (att. 1208, in a legal document), from Latin faciem ad (facing towards). Unlike in faz, the final -e of Latin faciem was conserved due to appearing in an established phrase, cf. Spanish pese a and its variant pesia. Cognate with Leonese faza.

Sentences

Jeff sale de la habitación y continua su camino hacia su prueba final .

Jeff leaves the room and continues on his way to his final test.

El hocico se hace más ancho hacia el frente .

The muzzle becomes wider towards the front.

Hacia la derecha , el que lleva a Libres del Sud .

To the right, the one that leads to Libres del Sud.

Al desaparecer la publicidad comercial en Cuba , orienta su carrera hacia la radio .

With the disappearance of commercial advertising in Cuba, he turned his career towards radio.

Poco a poco se experimenta una sensibilidad hacia el arte y la cultura modernos .

Gradually a sensitivity towards modern art and culture is experienced.

Necesitan estar orientados hacia el sol y en suelo bien drenado .

They need to be oriented towards the sun and on well-drained soil.

La arquitectura ha sido para Antonio Lamela un camino hacia otras disciplinas .

For Antonio Lamela, architecture has been a path to other disciplines.

En la primavera migran hacia lugares con abundancia de alimento , donde depositan sus huevos .

In the spring they migrate to places with an abundance of food, where they deposit their eggs.