Forwardname

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  A surname.

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  A place name:

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  A place name:

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  A place name:

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  A place name:

forwardadj詞源 1/ˈfɔːwəd/

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  Situated toward or at the front of something.

  • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
  • the forward gun in a ship
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  Situated toward or at the front of something.

  • The forward battalion took a hammering.
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  Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.

  • My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.
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  Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.

  • forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
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  Moving in the desired direction of progress.

  • This is an important forward step for the country.
  • The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
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  Having the usual order or sequence.

  • The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.
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  businesscommercefinanceExpected or scheduled to take place in the future.

  • The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
  • The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.
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  Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.

  • These students are very forward in their learning.
  • The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.

forwardadv詞源 1/ˈfɔːwəd/

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  At, near or towards the front of something.

  • She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.
  • The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
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  nauticaltransportAt, near or towards the front of something.

  • Most of the men are sleeping forward, for it is near midnight, but a stout swarthy Arab, Mahomed by name, stands at the tiller, lazily steering by the stars.
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  In the direction in which someone or something is facing.

  • I leant forward to get a better look.
  • The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
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  In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.

  • After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
  • Wind the film forward a few frames.
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  So that front and back are in the usual orientation.

  • Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
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  In the usual order or sequence.

  • A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
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  Into the future.

  • From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
  • The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.
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  To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.

  • The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.

forwardverb詞源 1/ˈfɔːwəd/

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  To advance, promote.

  • He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
  • Mary had a suspicion that this plan had been arranged beforehand, for she knew how the lewd old woman loved to forward love affairs […].
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  To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.

  • I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
  • One of the most important aspects of the social service operation was the maintaining of a telephone "hot line," supposedly available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week […] This unbelievable achievement was accomplished with the expedient of "call forwarding" which made it possible for all the calls coming in to the CHAT office to be sent by means of technical magic to any other telephone in the area.
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  artsbookbindingcraftsTo assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.

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  To arrive, come.

forwardnoun詞源 1/ˈfɔːwəd/

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  ball-gamesgameshobbiesOne of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

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  ball-gamesgameshobbiesOne of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back). (soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

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  hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleAn umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.

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  ball-gamesbasketballgamesThe small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.

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  nauticaltransportThe front part of a vessel.

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  An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.

  • When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails.
  • This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies.
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  businessfinanceA direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.

forwardnoun詞源 2/ˈfɔːwəd/

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  obsoletedialectalAgreement; covenant.

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