adj
Meaning 1
Frontwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
frontward
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adv
Meaning 2
Frontwards.
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adverb
Meaning 3
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, forwards, frontwards, forrad, forrard
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English front Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English frontward From front + -ward.