forward
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɔːwəd/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
Related words
go forward
forward-moving
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