verb
Meaning 1
To call up for consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bring forward
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verb
Meaning 2
To make something happen earlier than originally planned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The meeting has been brought forward by one day.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
bring forward for consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The case was called up in court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: call up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: raise
verb
Meaning 4
cause to move forward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Can you move the car seat forward?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: advance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
Narrower terms: nose
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: felvet — call up
- Hungarian: felhoz — call up
- Hungarian: indítványoz — call up
- Hungarian: javasol — call up
- Chinese Cantonese: 提前 (tai4 cin4) — make happen earlier
- Dutch: vervroegen — make happen earlier
- Finnish: aikaistaa — make happen earlier
- Finnish: aientaa — make happen earlier
- Finnish: siirtää aiemmaksi — make happen earlier
- Finnish: varhentaa — make happen earlier
- Galician: adiantar — make happen earlier
- German: vorziehen — make happen earlier
- Hebrew: הִקְדִּים (hikdím) — make happen earlier
- Hungarian: előrehoz — make happen earlier
- Hungarian: előbbre hoz — make happen earlier
- Hungarian: korábbra tesz — make happen earlier
- Irish: tabhair chun tosaigh — make happen earlier
- Italian: anticipare — make happen earlier
- Mirandese: adelantrar — make happen earlier
- Norwegian Bokmål: fremskynde — make happen earlier
- Norwegian Bokmål: framskynde — make happen earlier
- Polish: przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin — make happen earlier
- Polish: przyspieszyć — make happen earlier
- Portuguese: adiantar — make happen earlier
- Portuguese: antecipar — make happen earlier
- Spanish: adelantar — make happen earlier
- Spanish: anticipar — make happen earlier
- Spanish: antelar — make happen earlier
- Swedish: tidigarelägga — make happen earlier