adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of forward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable, sometimes
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forward
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
forwards
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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fôr′wərdz
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːwədz/
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US: /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/
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New-Zealand: /ˈfoːwədz/
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New-Zealand: /ˈfoːdz/
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)dz
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CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R W ER0 D Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Synonym of forward in most senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forward in most senses
Antonyms: none provided
name
Meaning 3
plural of Forward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
plural of forward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of forward
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
in a forward direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- go ahead
- the train moved ahead slowly
- the boat lurched ahead
- moved onward into the forest
- they went slowly forward in the mud
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forrader
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 7
at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he faced forward
- step forward
- she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forward, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English forward Proto-Germanic *-as Proto-West Germanic *-as Old English -es Middle English -es English -s English forwards From forward + -s (adverbial suffix).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Real reading context