I. for‧ward¹ S1 W1 /ˈfɔːwəd $ ˈfɔːrwərd/ (also forwards /-wədz $ -wərdz/) adverb

1. towards a place or position that is in front of you Antonym : backwards:
He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table.
The crowd surged forwards.
She took another small step forward.

2. towards greater progress, improvement, or development:
We agreed that the sensible way forward was for a new company to be formed.
After the Labour Party conference, he stated that we could now go forward as a united party.
Britain is now ready to move forward.

3. towards the future in a way that is hopeful Antonym : backwards:
I felt that at last I could begin to look forward.

4. from that/this day/time/moment etc forward beginning on that day or at that time:
They never met again from that day forward.

5. go forward to/into to successfully complete one stage of a competition so that you are able to compete in the next stage:
South Korea went forward into the next round of the World Cup.

6. if you put a clock or a watch forward, you change it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to British Summer Time Antonym : back:
We put our watches forward by 2 hours.
The clocks go forward this weekend.

7. in or towards the front part of a ship
⇒ fast-forward, ⇒ look forward to something at look¹, ⇒ backwards and forwards at backwards(5)

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II. for‧wards /ˈfɔːwədz $ ˈfɔːrwərdz/ adverb
forward

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