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1. forward

adverb. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] at or to or toward the front; (forrad' andforrard' are dialectal variations).

Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

Rhymes with Forward Motion

  • locomotion
  • promotion
  • devotion
  • demotion
  • commotion
  • laotian
  • emotion
  • potion
  • notion
  • lotion
  • kocian
  • hoeschen
  • bocian
  • ocean

2. forward

adjective. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] at or near or directed toward the front.

Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. forward

adverb. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] forward in time or order or degree.

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Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. forward

adverb. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] in a forward direction.

Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. forward

verb. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit.

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Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. forward

adverb. ['ˈfɔrwɝd'] toward the future; forward in time.

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Etymology

  • foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))