forward, adv.
freq. cnt. 64
freq. cnt. 64
at or to or toward the front
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 53
forrad forrard forward forwards frontward frontwards
sample sentences
"he faced forward""step forward"
"she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"
(`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
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forward in time or order or degree
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
forth forward onward
sample sentences
"from that time forth""from the sixth century onward"
in a forward direction
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
ahead forrader forward forwards onward onwards
sample sentences
"go ahead""the train moved ahead slowly"
"the boat lurched ahead"
"moved onward into the forest"
"they went slowly forward in the mud"
toward the future; forward in time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
ahead forward
sample sentences
"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring""I look forward to seeing you"
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near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
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fore forward
sample sentences
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
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