forward in English: Toward the front; in the direction ahead of you. (adverb)

Translation

Toward the front; in the direction ahead of you.

Word origin

From Old English foreweard, meaning toward the front or the fore part.

Origin: Old English
Root: foreweard

Examples

stepped .

"Forward" means toward the front.

.

Here "forward" means in the direction ahead.

.

Here "forward" means it moved ahead, not back.

Related words

out

Away from the inside of a place, or no longer inside.

again

One more time, doing the same thing as before.

here

In, at, or to this place.

there

In or to that place, or used to say that something exists.

place

A spot or area where something is, or where something happens.

advance

To move forward, or to become better than before.

ahead

In front, or further forward in place or in time.

backwards

In the direction that is behind you, or with the back part going first.

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