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bring forward

bring for·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bring fawr-werd]
    • /brɪŋ ˈfɔr wərd/
    • /brɪŋ ˈfɔːwəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bring fawr-werd]
    • /brɪŋ ˈfɔr wərd/

Definitions of bring forward words

  • phrasal verb bring forward If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned. 3
  • phrasal verb bring forward If you bring forward an argument or proposal, you state it so that people can consider it. 3
  • verb bring forward to present or introduce (a subject) for discussion 3
  • verb bring forward to transfer (a figure representing the sum of the figures on a page or in a column) to the top of the next page or column 3
  • verb bring forward to move to an earlier time or date 3
  • noun bring forward to introduce; show 3
See all 19 definitions of bring forward

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Origin of bring forward

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan

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Parts of speech for Bring forward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bring forward

bring forward popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bring forward

verb bring forward

  • propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
  • accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
  • storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
  • progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
All 165 Synonyms of bring forward

Antonyms for bring forward

verb bring forward

  • hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
  • retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
  • back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
  • hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
All 77 Antonyms of bring forward

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