forward

Examples

• All

• From this day forward.

  Diana: Life in Fashion (2022)

• Please walk forward if you agree with the statement.

• It's like move forward, move forward, move forward.

• Move forward, come forward, make an offer, try it.

• If he takes one step forward, take one step forward.

  Matthew Hussey

• No, moving forward, we love you guys.

• The board has agreed to move forward with your program under one condition.

  Gran Turismo (2023)

• I think we should just move forward.

  Theater Camp (2023)

• The person in front of me finishes, and my groceries move forward on the belt.

  Academic text (2011)

• Please walk forward if you agree with the statement.

Synonyms

F

forth

vsforward

• Literature

∞ 7.4

From a starting point forward in time or place

is the simple directional term without emphasis on origin or style

A

ahead

vsforward

∞ 1.0

In front or moving forward to make progress

is general movement toward the front rather than focusing on exact position

O

onward

vsforward

65 2.7

Moving forward from a certain time or place

is used for immediate spatial direction rather than extended continuation

F

forwards

vsforward

• UK

30 1.0

Towards the front or a place ahead

is the other form used for the same directional meaning

F

fore

vsforward

5 5.0

Toward the front of a ship or plane

is the general directional word not limited to specific objects

O

onwards

vsforward

2 2.2

From a time or place and continuing forward

is about present spatial movement rather than ongoing time continuation

A

anteriorly

vsforward

• Specialized

1 8.2

Toward the front of the body or a body part

is the everyday directional term not limited to medical usage

F

frontally

vsforward

1 5.8

From the side that faces another person or thing

is focused on moving toward the front rather than frontal placement

F

frontwards

vsforward

1 5.1

To move toward the front

is the term that expresses that direction in usual usage

F

frontward

vsforward

1 4.7

Toward the front of something

is the basic general expression of moving toward the front

F

frontways

vsforward

1 3.6

Facing forward so the front part points ahead

is about direction toward the front not just facing orientation

H

headward

vsforward

1 9.1

Toward the head or front of something

is general direction toward the front not specifically aimed at the head

E

endways

vsforward

• UK

7.8

With the end pointing forward along the length of something

is about moving toward the front not specifically lengthwise orientation

Antonyms

B

backward

240 1.0

Toward the back of something

Idioms

P

to put one's best foot forward

6.2

Make a very good impression when you meet someone or start something new

Compounds

F

flash-forward

• Literature

9 7.5

A scene in a book or film that jumps ahead to show events in the future

F

forward motion

7 3.7

The act of going ahead toward a goal

F

forward pass

2 3.8

A throw toward the opponent's end to move the ball downfield

F

forward-moving

2 3.2

Moving ahead in space or making progress

C

carry-forward

• Specialized

1 7.3

An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period

F

forward market

• Specialized

1 7.2

A market where people buy and sell contracts to deliver goods or money later

F

forward pass

• Specialized

1 4.6

A run of input data through a model to produce predictions

F

forward passer

1 5.6

A player in American football who throws the ball forward to move it down the field

F

forward transaction

• Specialized

1 7.9

An agreement to buy or sell something for future delivery at a set price

F

forward-leaning strategy

6.7

A plan that acts now to reach future goals and avoid problems

How Forward

forward

568 1.0

front

∞ 1.0

midway

45 3.2

behind

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology