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CEFRA2

/ˈfɔːwəd/

adverb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Toward the front or toward a later time.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Moving or placed toward the front.

Examples

  • I am looking forward to seeing you.

  • I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this matter.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Situated toward or at the front of something.

  2. Situated toward or near the enemy lines.

More examples

In context

  • She leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.

  • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.

  • the forward gun in a ship

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).