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How to pronounce forward in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms forth, onward
Type Words
Synonyms fore


the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments.
Type Words
Synonyms send on
Type of send, transport, ship
Derivation forwarding


forward my mail.
Type Words
Synonyms forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards


he faced forward.
step forward.
Type Words
Synonyms ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards


they went slowly forward in the mud.
Type Words
Synonyms advancing, forward-moving
Derivation forwardness
Type Words
Synonyms ahead


I look forward to seeing you.
Type Words
Type of position
Type Words


the forward section of the aircraft.
a forward plunge down the stairs.
forward motion.
Type Words
Type of basketeer, basketball player, cager
Type Words
Derivation forwardness


a forward child badly in need of discipline.
Type Words


in a forward gear.

Examples of forward

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The 5-foot-9 forward-guard even had a nifty reverse layup in the fourth quarter.
From the dailyherald.com
The Tigers also were playing without one of their top players, forward Max Cobb.
From the stltoday.com
To the senior forward, it was a strange to see all these people in the daylight.
From the sacbee.com
The senior forward scored 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to set the pace.
From the thenewstribune.com
Along with the spring work, we can look forward to the dandelions to make salad.
From the thenewstribune.com
I have joined your feed and look forward to seeking more of your fantastic post.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Let's look at three big plays and how Toyota is, pardon the pun, moving forward.
From the forbes.com
At almost every performance for students, a kid comes forward to disclose abuse.
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The Watcher looks forward to February because so few series begin their seasons.
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More examples
  • At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
  • At or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
  • The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
  • Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
  • Forth: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
  • Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
  • Email forwarding generically refers to the operation of re-sending an email message delivered to one email address on to a possibly different email address. The term forwarding has no specific technical meaningIn section 3.9.2 List of RFC 5321, the term forwarding is used ambiguously. ...
  • Forward! is a collection of science fiction stories by Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Baen Books in 1985 and was edited by Sandra Miesel. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Galaxy Science Fiction, Other Worlds, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Orbit.
  • This is a partial glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, while many date from the 17th to 19th centuries. See also Wiktionary's nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. See the Further reading section for additional words and references.