Local English word record

forwards

adverb · 2 senses

in a forward direction

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Examples

  • go ahead
  • the train moved ahead slowly
  • the boat lurched ahead
  • moved onward into the forest
  • they went slowly forward in the mud

Word relationships

Synonyms

ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forrader

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Princeton WordNet 3.0