forwards

for-wards · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    Toward the front; in the direction one is facing or traveling.

  2. 2.

    Toward the future; onward in time.

  3. 3.

    Toward a more advanced or improved state.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    look forwards to — to anticipate with pleasure (British spelling)
  • •
    backwards and forwards — moving repeatedly in alternating directions
  • •
    put forward — to propose or suggest

Related words

Antonyms: back, backwards
See also: ahead, backwards, forward, onward
Synonyms: ahead, forward, onward

Etymology

From Old English foreweard ("toward the front"), from fore ("before, in front") + -weard (directional suffix).