forward

forward is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

fortune - forward - four

Word parts

fore + -ward

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɔː.wəd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɔr.wɚd/
• (AU) (NZ) IPA ^(key): /ˈfoːwəd/
• (NZ) IPA ^(key): /foːd/

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• Homophone: foreword
• Hyphenation: for‧ward

Preposition

Preposition forward

1. If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.
2. If something goes forward, it gets better.
3. If something goes forward, it moves into the future.

Synonym

• forwards

Antonyms

• backward
• backwards
• back

Adjective

Positive forward

Comparative more forward

Superlative most forward

1. If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.

Antonym

• shy

Verb

Plain form forward

Third-person singular forwards

Past tense forwarded

Past participle forwarded

Present participle forwarding

1. (transitive) If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it.
2. (transitive) If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.

Synonym

• further

Noun

Singular forward

Plural forwards

1. (sports) A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.

Antonyms

• back
• defender

Directions (edit)

north - east - south - west

up - down | forward - backward | left - right