forwardsadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːwədz/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrwərdz/

Etymology: < forward adj., adv., and n. with adverbial genitive -s : see -wards suffix.

A. adv.

= forward adv. in its various senses.The present distinction in usage between forward and forwards is that the latter expresses a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions. In some contexts either form may be used without perceptible difference of meaning; the following are examples in which only one of them can now be used: ‘The ratchet-wheel can move only forwards’; ‘the right side of the paper has the maker's name reading forwards’; ‘if you move at all it must be forwards’; ‘my companion has gone forward’; ‘to bring a matter forward’; ‘from this time forward’. The usage of earlier periods, and of modern dialects, varies greatly from that of modern standard English. In U.S. forward is now generally used, to the exclusion of forwards, which was stigmatized by Webster (1832) as ‘a corruption’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb]

awayeOE

forneOE

forthc1000

forthwardc1175

furtherlyc1175

toforec1330

forea1400

forwarda1400

furtherwarda1400

avauntc1400

forwardsc1400

onwardc1425

toward1426

forouth1487

up to ——1516

forth on1529

onwards1540

aheada1615

forrita1796

advancingly1820

onwardly1831

forwardly1876

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > from now or henceforth

fortha700

heneOE

henforthOE

forwardOE

anovenOE

yetOE

downwardc1175

forthwardc1175

furthermorea1300

henforthwardc1300

forne14..

henceforwardc1330

henforwardc1330

hencefortha1375

henceforthwardc1384

hencec1390

furtherwarda1400

forwardsc1400

hyneforwardc1400

henceforwardsa1425

even-forthc1425

forth on1474

henceforthon1490

hynea1500

froforth1536

hyneforth1570

downwards1584

towards1587

here-hence1592

whenceforth1658

whenceforwarda1661

onward1667

onwards1732

from here on out1867

as of now1902

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb] > from a specific point

forwardsc1400

whenceforward1899

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) v. 61 Fro this forewardes nevere entred such Filthe.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. vii And sire Brastias was maade wardeyn to wayte vpon the northe fro Trent forwardes.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. ix. 24 To marche forwardis a quantite of paaces.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Cviij Thei..with good indeuoure, filip nature forward.

1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. i. 16 The Teeth of the File are made to cut forwards..for it cuts not coming back.

1691 W. Petty Treat. Naval Philos. in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 122 An..unlevel keel drooping forwards.

1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) II. 283 When..we carry forwards our views.

1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 57 If he can come forwards, and prove..that he has merely been absent.

1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxiii. 387 He was backwards and forwards constantly.

1885 Manch. Examiner 16 May 5/1 Police~men..have to carry him backwards and forwards between the police station and the workhouse.

†B. adj.

= forward adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > promising

towardly1580

forwards1598

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > ready or prompt

radeOE

rekenOE

ratheOE

freshc1175

gradelyc1275

quickc1300

freea1393

readya1425

promptc1425

forward1523

forwards1598

cheerful1600

alacritous1821

up to ——1849

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iii. x. 78 A valiant warrior; and forwards in all his charges.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 104 Let him be rather aduised in his Answers, then forwards to tell Stories.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §422 Quere, if laying of Straw some height about the Body of a Tree, will not make the Tree forwards.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	forwards
释义	forwardsadv.adj. Brit. /ˈfɔːwədz/, U.S. /ˈfɔrwərdz/ Etymology: < forward adj., adv., and n. with adverbial genitive -s : see -wards suffix. A. adv. = forward adv. in its various senses.The present distinction in usage between forward and forwards is that the latter expresses a definite direction viewed in contrast with other directions. In some contexts either form may be used without perceptible difference of meaning; the following are examples in which only one of them can now be used: ‘The ratchet-wheel can move only forwards’; ‘the right side of the paper has the maker's name reading forwards’; ‘if you move at all it must be forwards’; ‘my companion has gone forward’; ‘to bring a matter forward’; ‘from this time forward’. The usage of earlier periods, and of modern dialects, varies greatly from that of modern standard English. In U.S. forward is now generally used, to the exclusion of forwards, which was stigmatized by Webster (1832) as ‘a corruption’. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb] awayeOE forneOE forthc1000 forthwardc1175 furtherlyc1175 toforec1330 forea1400 forwarda1400 furtherwarda1400 avauntc1400 forwardsc1400 onwardc1425 toward1426 forouth1487 up to ——1516 forth on1529 onwards1540 aheada1615 forrita1796 advancingly1820 onwardly1831 forwardly1876 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > from now or henceforth fortha700 heneOE henforthOE forwardOE anovenOE yetOE downwardc1175 forthwardc1175 furthermorea1300 henforthwardc1300 forne14.. henceforwardc1330 henforwardc1330 hencefortha1375 henceforthwardc1384 hencec1390 furtherwarda1400 forwardsc1400 hyneforwardc1400 henceforwardsa1425 even-forthc1425 forth on1474 henceforthon1490 hynea1500 froforth1536 hyneforth1570 downwards1584 towards1587 here-hence1592 whenceforth1658 whenceforwarda1661 onward1667 onwards1732 from here on out1867 as of now1902 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > forward movement > [adverb] > from a specific point forwardsc1400 whenceforward1899 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) v. 61 Fro this forewardes nevere entred such Filthe. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. vii And sire Brastias was maade wardeyn to wayte vpon the northe fro Trent forwardes. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. ix. 24 To marche forwardis a quantite of paaces. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Cviij Thei..with good indeuoure, filip nature forward. 1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. i. 16 The Teeth of the File are made to cut forwards..for it cuts not coming back. 1691 W. Petty Treat. Naval Philos. in T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 122 An..unlevel keel drooping forwards. 1785 W. Paley Moral & Polit. Philos. (1818) II. 283 When..we carry forwards our views. 1809 N. Pinkney Trav. South of France 57 If he can come forwards, and prove..that he has merely been absent. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxiii. 387 He was backwards and forwards constantly. 1885 Manch. Examiner 16 May 5/1 Police~men..have to carry him backwards and forwards between the police station and the workhouse. †B. adj. = forward adj. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > promising towardly1580 forwards1598 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > ready or prompt radeOE rekenOE ratheOE freshc1175 gradelyc1275 quickc1300 freea1393 readya1425 promptc1425 forward1523 forwards1598 cheerful1600 alacritous1821 up to ——1849 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales iii. x. 78 A valiant warrior; and forwards in all his charges. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 104 Let him be rather aduised in his Answers, then forwards to tell Stories. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §422 Quere, if laying of Straw some height about the Body of a Tree, will not make the Tree forwards. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adv.adj.c1400
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