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- [fawr-werd]
- /ˈfɔr wərd/
- /ˈfɔːwəd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-werd]
- /ˈfɔr wərd/
Definitions of forward word
- adverb forward toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward. 1
- adverb forward toward the front: Let's move forward so we can hear better. 1
- adverb forward into view or consideration; out; forth: He brought forward several good suggestions. 1
- adverb forward toward the bow or front of a vessel or aircraft. 1
- adverb forward ahead (defs 4, 5). 1
- adjective forward directed toward a point in advance; moving ahead; onward: a forward motion. 1
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Origin of forward
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English for(e)weard. See fore1, -ward
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Forward
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forward popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
forward usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forward
adj forward
- leading — made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound.
- onward — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- ahead — Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look ahead, you look directly in front of you.
- forth — onward or outward in place or space; forward: to come forth; go forth.
- progressive — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
noun forward
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- striker — a person or thing that strikes.
- foreground — the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background).
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
verb forward
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
adjective forward
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headfirst — with the head in front or bent forward; headforemost: He dived headfirst into the sea.
- accelerative — of, causing, or increasing acceleration
preposition forward
adverb forward
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- to the fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
- time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- along — If something is situated along a road, river, or corridor, it is situated in it or beside it.
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
Antonyms for forward
adj forward
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- last — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- meek — humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- timid — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
verb forward
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
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