forward1 adverbforward2 adjectiveforward3 verbforward4 noun
forwardfor‧ward1 /ˈfɔːwəd $ ˈfɔːrwərd/ ●●● S1 W1 (also forwards /-wədz $ -wərdz/) adverb 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Bill took two steps forward and shook Mark's hand.
- Can we sit a little further forward? I can't see from here.
- Frank's fair hair fell forward into his eyes in a very attractive way.
- Greg leaned forward to hear what they were saying.
- I pushed my way forwards to the front of the crowd in order to get a better view.
- Mr Hoffman stepped forward to collect his prize.
- Negotiators are trying to find a way forward in the peace talks.
- She had her back towards me, her head bent forwards over a book.
- She leaned forward and whispered ""I love you'' in his ear.
- Sit facing forward with your legs straight out in front of you.
- The truck was moving forwards into the road.
- As divided and unprepared democratic forces fumbled for a plan of action, demagogues would rush forward convincingly promising protection.
- Despite this, there was no shortage of people coming forward for teacher training.
- In general, we look forward to the recommendations of the review body.
- No party in the Federal Assembly put a candidate forward, forcing postponement of the voting until Sept. 24.
- Sharpe stepped a pace forward to look down at the map.
- The dachshund skidded forward a few inches on the sidewalk.
- We're looking forward to the next issue, reminding us of home.
- You will never think you can survive, when suddenly you are back out in the bright sunshine, racing forward.
Longman Language Activatortowards the front
also forwards British towards the front: · She leaned forward and whispered "I love you'' in his ear.· I pushed my way forwards to the front of the crowd in order to get a better view.· Bill took two steps forward and shook Mark's hand.· Sit facing forward with your legs straight out in front of you.· She had her back towards me, her head bent forwards over a book.· Frank's fair hair fell forward into his eyes in a very attractive way.
if someone or something moves ahead , looks ahead etc, they move or look towards a place in front of them: · The doctor strode ahead to the end of the corridor, and waited there for the others to catch up.· He stuck his head out of the window but it was impossible to see ahead through the fog.straight ahead (=directly ahead): · Devraux stared straight ahead, without looking at his son.
if someone or something moves on , they continue moving forward in order to get to a particular place: · He walked on without even stopping to say hello.· Keep on in this direction for about 100 metres, and you'll see the bank on your left.straight on (=directly ahead): · Go straight on to the end of this road, then turn left.
also onwards British written if someone or something moves, travels etc onward , they move or travel forward, especially in order to continue a journey: · We wandered slowly onwards, pausing now and again to admire the view.· Traffic police stood at various points, waving the motorists onward.
to move forward if a person or army advances , they move forward in a slow and determined way, for example in order to attack someone: · The plane slowly advanced down the runway and then paused, ready for take-off.· Villagers hid in the hills as the troops advanced.advance across/into/through etc: · In early 1940 the army began to advance across France.
if you move up when you are in a line of people or vehicles, you move forward into the position that is just in front of where you were before: · Could you guys at the front move up a bit?move up the line: · The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.move up next to/alongside etc: · Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.
if a vehicle noses through or into something, it moves forward slowly and carefully in order to avoid hitting things in its way: nose through/past/in etc: · The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.nose your way: · A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.
if a crowd of people surges forward, they suddenly move forward together: surge forward: · The new barriers are designed to give way if spectators surge forward too violently.surge across/through/into: · Demonstrators surged through the streets, demanding the President's resignation.
feeling excited about something feeling happy and full of energy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen: · Steve's coming home tomorrow - we're all really excited.· crowds of excited football fansexcited about: · How can you be so excited about a stupid computer game?get excited: · When Mattie gets excited, she starts talking really fast.excited by: · Doctors are very excited by the discovery.excited to do something: · When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.
to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot: · The kids are looking forward to their vacation - they've never been to California before.look forward to doing something: · She's really looking forward to meeting him.
spoken if you can't wait for something to happen, you want it to happen soon because you are very excited about it: · "We'll see you next week." "I know - I can't wait!"can't wait for: · The kids can't wait for Christmas.can't wait to do something: · He couldn't wait to get home and tell Dean the news.can't wait for somebody/something to do something: · I can't wait for the football season to start.
very excited , happy, and pleased: thrilled to do something: · I'm thrilled to be here tonight.thrilled with: · Chester's absolutely thrilled with his baby daughter.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Europe.thrilled to bitsBritish spoken thrilled to death/pieces American spoken (=very thrilled): · Paul is thrilled to death that I'm finally learning to cook.
feeling very excited and full of energy because you are experiencing something that you have never experienced before, especially something dangerous or unusual: · The first time I flew a plane alone, I felt both exhilarated and scared.exhilarated by: · She felt exhilarated by her new sense of power.
American informal to be excited and full of energy, especially when this makes you ready to compete or play sport: · After the coach's pep talk, we were all really pumped and ready to play.get somebody pumped (up) (=make some excited and full of energy): · Nothing gets the crowd or the players pumped up more than a good slam dunk.
if a place is buzzing with excitement , people are very excited, especially because something is about to happen: · The crowd was buzzing as everyone waited for the band to come on stage.· The new stadium has sports fans buzzing with excitement.
to be excited and slightly nervous when you are watching something because you do not know what will happen next: · I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning of the movie to the end.keep somebody on the edge of their seat (=make someone very excited because they do not know what will happen next): · The final ten minutes of the game kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
to be nervous and excited because you are anxiously waiting to hear the result of something, or to know what happens at the end of a story: · After the interview Fran was on tenterhooks, wondering if she'd got the job.keep somebody on tenterhooks (=make someone feel nervous and excited by not telling them something): · Agatha Christie keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the final pages of the story.
if the feeling among a large group of people is at or reaches fever pitch , they are all extremely excited: · The anticipation surrounding the band's arrival is now at fever pitch.
at, in, or towards the front · You should have knocked on the front door.· The dog rested its head on its front paws.· Laura always sits in the front row at the movies.· He leaned across the front seat of the car and grabbed her arm as she tried to get out.· There was a large picture of Bush on the front page of the evening newspaper.
in the front part of a space, room, vehicle etc: · He sat in front beside the driver.· Miss Abbot led me through the classroom to an empty desk in the front.· We were looking for a two-storey building with a verandah in the front.
if someone is up front in a room or vehicle, they are in the most forward position possible: · Why don't you sit up front with the driver so you can give him directions?· The only people who laughed were the American soldiers who sat up front.
at the front of a line or group of people: · A man at the head of the line was arguing with the sales lady.· Two soldiers carried flags at the head of the procession.
if you move forward , you move towards the front of a room, space etc: · Mr Hoffman stepped forward to collect his prize.· Can we sit a little further forward? I can't see from here.
in the part of a picture, scene, or view that is or seems closest to you: · The figures in the foreground are painted more brightly than those farther away.in the foreground of: · "That's me," he said, pointing to a child in the foreground of the faded photograph.
to make a formal suggestion in a meeting, report etc to formally suggest that something should be done, especially at a meeting: · The Russians proposed a treaty banning all nuclear tests.propose (that): · I propose that we discuss this at the next meeting.
to officially suggest that something should be done, after you have considered the situation carefully: · The report recommends a number of changes in the existing law.recommend that: · The directors are recommending that shareholders accept Baldwin's offer.
to suggest plans, proposals etc, especially in order to start discussions about something that needs to be decided: · The United Nations has put forward a peace plan that it hopes will form the basis for discussions.· Management initially put forward a number of proposals which were wholly unacceptable to the union.
to offer a group something such as a proposal or plan which they can accept or refuse: · The Government has spent £1 million on putting its case to the public.· We're going to put our plans before the committee on Monday and we'll just have to hope that they are approved.
: float an idea/plan etc to suggest an idea, plan etc in order to find out what other people think about it : · The administration had floated the idea of increased taxes on beer, spirits and tobacco.· The following month, David floated the possibility of launching a new TV company.
to offer a proposal, application etc so that an official person or group can consider it and decide whether to accept it: · Applications for planning permission must be submitted before noon tomorrow.submit something to somebody: · We have submitted proposals for a new pay structure to the board of management.
to explain your ideas or plans to an official group so that they can decide whether to accept them: · We shall give you reasonable time to prepare and present your proposals.present something to somebody: · Ms Rogers will present her ideas to the Board at next week's meeting.present somebody with something: · We have been presented with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.
if an idea or plan is mooted , it is suggested as something that could be done: · The scheme was first mooted two years ago.be mooted for: · A 3,000 house development has been mooted for the disused airfield.
to suggest someone as a suitable person for a job or official position · All members are invited to suggest names.suggest somebody for something · Robert suggested his son for the vacant directorship.
to suggest someone you know personally as suitable for a job or position, because you think they would do a good job: · Ask friends to recommend babysitters. That's the safest way.· The first applicant was recommended by a friend of the boss.recommend somebody for something: · Who would you recommend for this job, Stuart?
to formally suggest someone, usually in writing, to be elected to an official or political position: · The local Democratic party has put several names forward.put sb's name forward for: · The opposition leader announced that he would not be putting his name forward for re-election at the party's annual conference.
to suggest someone for an important job or prize, especially when people will vote to make a decision: · We need a treasurer. Does anyone want to nominate somebody?nominate somebody for something: · Jane Campion was one of the people nominated for the 'Best Director' award.nominate somebody as something: · It was expected that he would nominate Bramwell as his successor.nominate somebody to something: · The President has power to nominate people to certain key offices, including judge of the Supreme Court.
to formally suggest someone for an official position: · At the last meeting, Mrs Williams was proposed by several members.propose for: · I would like to propose Mr Harrison for the position of Party Treasurer.
when someone is waiting for something to happen able to wait calmly without becoming annoyed or bored: · I'm sure she'll write soon. Just try to be patient.· Halle was patient, waiting for the boy to finish his explanation.
becoming annoyed because you have been waiting for a long time: · Don't be so impatient. I'm working as fast as I can.· By this time there was a queue of impatient customers waiting to be served.impatient for: · The new minister was almost immediately the object of attack by politicians and press impatient for results.get/become/grow impatient (with): · I could see that Max was getting impatient with me.
to wait happily or excitedly for something that is going to happen: · I'm really looking forward to this trip to Japan.· We used to look forward to the weekends because that was when we could spend some time together.look forward to to doing something: · I look forward to meeting you next month.
if you say you can't wait , you mean you feel excited and impatient because something good is going to happen and you want it to happen as soon as possible: · We're flying to Austria on Friday. I can't wait!can't wait for: · I can't wait for Christmas!· School is so boring. I can't wait for the holidays to come.can't wait to do something: · I can't wait to see their new house.· She couldn't wait to quit her job and get married.
to wait anxiously to see what is going to happen, especially when there is a possibility that something bad may happen: · Rachel held her breath as she waited for his answer.· The art world will be holding its breath to see how much these paintings sell for at auction.
waiting hopefully and excitedly for something to happen: · Bright expectant faces were turned upward toward the stage.· Expectant crowds waited outside the theatre.· The darkened assembly room became suddenly hushed and expectant as the picture appeared on the screen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table. 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. I felt that at last I could begin to look forward. We put our watches forward by 2 hours. The clocks go forward this weekend.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights.
He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table. 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. I felt that at last I could begin to look forward. We put our watches forward by 2 hours. The clocks go forward this weekend. (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address)· They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
(=the best way to make progress or deal with a problem)· We believe that a merger is the best way forward for the business.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
(=moves forward all together)· Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
(=send an email you have received to someone else)· Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.
(=make a proposal) I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.
I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.· waves caused by the forward movement of the boat
(=thinking about how to do something before doing it)· In order to have a reasonable pension in retirement, forward planning is essential.
· They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
· She put forward a compromise proposal.
· Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
· In 1829 he put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting.
· Many theories have been put forward as to the building’s original purpose.
· We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
· He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
· A variety of reasons have been put forward to explain these changes.
· The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the committee.
· The chairman put forward a possible solution.
(=an action that makes things better)· The declaration which we have just signed is a big step forward for both of our nations.
· A few suggestions were put forward.
(=make it show a later time)· The passengers were reminded to put their watches forward three hours.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· They ordered the young women to remove their upper garments and then to bend forward until their foreheads touched the cold sand.· A firm, but gentle, pressure of his fingertips urged her to bend forward.· She bends forward from the waist.
· The publication date of the Bennett Report was brought forward.· Remanfing accounts-generally, the balance sheet accounts-are then balanced, and the balance is brought forward to begin the new year.· Some of these statutes were brought forward, like the better known acts of state, by the Crown.· Proposals for policy on this issue will be brought forward in the near future.· Further opt-out votes for other schools may soon be brought forward to delay the plans more.· Then she discovered she was pregnant and the big day was brought forward.· The Minister intends to bring forward amending regulations in the autumn.· The international news and financial information agency said it was bringing forward to April 5 the 15.9p per share payout.
· Unrelieved losses may also be carried forward and, subject to certain restrictions, set against future profits.· Net losses from prior years may be carried forward. 5.· Defence is now allowed to carry forward a percentage of its vote into the next financial year.· How he was carried forward by the glide.· It is also possible to carry forward unused relief.· A few could have been carried forward by accident.· Lateness is strictly monitored over rolling 20-day periods, while unauthorised absence is carried forward over three months.· The girl was put under intense pressure from prosecutors to carry forward her accusation.
· And as police step up their investigation, they're appealing for anyone with any information to come forward.· He had been startled to see so many people come forward to cooperate with the Communists.· There was an appeal in the papers here, I know, for Madame V to come forward.· Thereafter, convinced of the honesty of this policy, Seminoles and exiles readily came forward to emigrate.· An appeal has now been launched to encourage more donors to come forward - without them some patients will die.· Following this vote, a procession of legislators came forward to acknowledge their guilt in the affair prior to the list's publication.· Voice over Police are appealing for any witnesses to the attack to come forward.· At Ards, doctors have reported an increased number of patients coming forward for treatment for insect bites and stings.
· As we watched, his wig fell forward over his nose and landed on the table in front of him.· Delphine fell forward in bawdy laughter.· He beamed again as Ali, practically choking on his own saliva, fell forward into a group of pupils.· He cupped one in his palm and she fell forward and put her tongue in his mouth.· When you fall forward, fully conscious or not, you put out your hands to break your fall.· Her hair fell forward into the frying steak and potatoes; she brushed her hair back with a fat-coated hand.· I was off-balance, falling forward, lurching with giant strides, certain that the next step would end in a nosedive.· Golden flowers danced before his eyes as he fell forward, his face banging the brick floor.
· George stepped back smartly on top of Samuel, who was still going forward.· He must go forward on faith, not feeling.· His hand went forward as he spoke.· Smolan maintains he fully intended to go forward with a book from the time he and Negroponte began discussing it.· The whole point was that the front was where they went forward from.· The country faces a pivotal presidential election in June in which the choice is quite simply to go forward or regress.· Our First Rosette After a few minutes work on both reins Skipper was going forward, with his brain between his ears.· You have to go forward in order to go back, because after z, y, x, who knows?
· Then she leant forward - they were almost the same height - and caressed his cheek with her lips.· Steph and Joe are perched on their seats, leaning forward, alternately yelling plays and screaming at the officials.· Mrs Crump cried to herself, leaning forward now on a Pisan scale.· Converse ordered a Scotch and water, leaning forward in order to keep the length of the lobby in his scan.· He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders.· In a traffic jam, avoid leaning forward with your head.· And he was leaning forward on his chair, his hands clasped together.· She leans forward and she kisses him.
· Uttering a cry of disgust, Dauntless leapt forward and dragged Cleo up by the arm.· It leapt forward as Delaney cried out and struck it a glancing blow with the torch.· Here, there is no conferring, and Jack impulsively leaps forward with raised knife to kill it.· It was brilliantly sunny, as though summer had leapt forward a few months.· The horse was made to foil her every move, leaping forward as she moved quickly and turning her away.· Some parents leap forward eagerly and some must be dragged to the battle lines.· For one moment he looked as if he was raising his hands in surrender, then he leapt forward.· The jeep dug dirt as it leapt forward.
· Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting.· At home Lucky is looking forward to once again playing Superman and capturing bad guys.· I looked forward to doing this for a while, actually.· Writing of many types may assist a reader who looks forward to an encounter with a work of art.· I look forward to it, also.· In general, we look forward to the recommendations of the review body.· I've been looking forward to seeing you so much.
· William; masked, clad in white, grasping his sabre and suddenly lunging forward, one leg darting ahead.· She lunges forward, trying to clear a way for herself.· Suddenly, before she knew what was happening, he lunged forward and caught her wrist.· When he lunged forward, she was taken aback.· Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.· With a resounding cheer, the Infantry lunged forward.· Reaching the car, Vitor lunged forward to release the young man and lift him free, but the chassis had twisted.· He lunged forward, grabbing at T'ai Cho's arm, dragging him back.
· The chassis lurched forward and then back sharply, knocking the four passengers off balance.· I fell, picked myself up, lurched forward another yard or two, then fell again.· He lurched forward and groped his way up the staircase, gasping and retching in the stale air.· On our left, Sherman and Daisy kept lagging back and then lurching forward, sometimes beside and sometimes behind us.· He lurched forward involuntarily through the entrance, and almost fell at the feet of the chief.· Bright flash in the sky, the way the aircraft lurched forward like a car Jolted in heavy traffic.· I lurched forward and later couldn't recall any part of my journey to the office.· And then, with the sun on her, she lurched forward as a shot rang out from below.
· We move forward only as rapidly as our successes permit, and progress often does not seem rapid enough.· They moved forward because there seemed to be no competition in the distribution business.· As they move forward, Tepilit, without warning, hurls his spear at the district officer from a few feet away.· Okay: the thing to do was to move forward.· He had undertaken that morning to attack and he should move forward, wherever he was.· The toxic substances department must approve it and hammer out a legal agreement with the group before moving forward.· How has Trondheim managed to move forward with so little bitterness?· The proposal has been held up in committee, but may now move forward if Brown decides to back it.
· These programmes need to question and push forward the agenda of the news programmes.· But we kept pushing forward and we fought fair and we tried not to be petty.· Lawrence pushed forward to another interior office, knocked and pushed the door open.· These people endure decades of horror, and they set their shoulders and push forward.· When they did push forward they were punished.· Undaunted he would retreat, threading the twine between his fingers and thumb, before blindly pushing forward in a new direction.· Duregar pushed forward, pinning his hopes on breaking through the East Gate.· Within those polished walls Church pushed forward his concept of a public park at Niagara.
· This week Mr Yeltsin put forward his own tough option.· This raises the question of why measures of deprivation are being put forward instead of morbidity measures.· Many proposals have been put forward over more than 100 years.· This is put forward as an alternative basis on which the transfer should be held to be void.· The general tone was to follow the case put forward by Maxse and the Chestertons.· But no justification is put forward for the selection of subjects.· I do not myself think that this alternative is correct, but it would be worth putting forward in court.
· Large curls stacked high on the crown for maximum effect Sweetly sophisticated small top knot sits forward from the crown.· The other captain, assigned to aviation-liaison duty with Grunt Six, sat forward on the floor with his back to us.· Ashley sat forward and picked up her glass of wine.· Shane sat forward in his seat as the videotape rolled the photographs of the dead.· He sat forward, squinting through a blood haze at what looked no more than a child.· She puts down her tub of popcorn and sits forward.· The millionaire sat forward in his chair to show his concern, rubbing one hand across the other in his lap.· I sat forward on the suitcase, straining to catch a glimpse of the stage.
· He stepped forward, then stopped uselessly.· Some tournaments he lost because, some say, no one stepped forward and performed the Heimlich maneuver.· Suddenly the skinny preacher stepped forward.· Karen was tapped for the Address, stepped forward, and said it perfectly.· They stepped forward, and his muscles stiffened until they felt like bone.· Louise saw him miss the beat, and she seized the moment, stepping forward.· If he stepped forward he might see, but he felt as if something was waiting for him to move.· They stepped forward, and raised Chant by his broken arms.
· The tractor surged forward, into the dimness.· Cheering and flourishing their battle flags, the Federals in both quarters surged forward.· They surged forward around the prostrate figure on the ground and then shrank back.· There was shouting, and it seemed as if the crowd might surge forward and overwhelm the Archbishop and his priests.· The catamaran surged forward under the added power of the big sail.· With a heave the car surged forward, Firebug rolling back into the seat.· There was a short gap between the cars sprinting out from Boundary Hall, he gunned his engine and surged forward.· In the past, great crises have created great opportunities and civilizations have surged forward with new vitality.
· Then he and Massingham walked forward.· He walked forward a few feet, gravel crunching under his shoes.· Jennie told Katharine to keep pushing with her inside leg and holding him with the outside rein to stop him walking forward.· Clambering up on to the cabin roof, I walked forward to adjust the rope.· Where the road levels out she turns around, walking forward until it rises again.· This wheel was worked by a man getting inside and walking forward rapidly.· I walked forward to meet her.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► know something backwards and forwards► the clocks go forward► going forward► going forward► pay it forward► put a clock/watch forward
1towards a place or position that is in front of you OPP backwards: - It was resolved that from this day forward they shall be called by the name of the Veterinary College, London.
- Finally she left her seat and went forward to accept the Lord, leaving her Bible on the seat.
- Lily went forward to the wings and looked at the set.
- Quietly she went forward to the edge of the trees.
- Rex must have gone forward to deal with the foresail.
- Smiling shyly, she went forward to meet them.
- Trent gathered it and wrapped it with ties to the boom before going forward to raise the storm jib.
- When, later in the service, she went forward to accept the Lord, what did she think she was accepting?
- He started shaking it backwards and forwards.
- It didn't exactly touch my hand, but sort of glided over it, wrinkling backwards and forwards.
- Keith throws his right shoulder backwards and forwards, hoping the pads will somehow slide into place.
- Pike's head quite often pulses backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- The cross is meant to be imagined as oscillating backwards and forwards.
- The irregular echo of footsteps passed backwards and forwards along the corridor outside.
- Then we noticed that the Pike head was sort of pulsing backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- They do not want to waste their time going backwards and forwards to the general practitioner's surgery.
- Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.
- Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year.
- It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.
- Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age.
- I can't put the clock back.
- They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.
- I, like many other riders, am eagerly awaiting the clocks going forward.
- Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour.
- When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon.
- With a sari Psepha unfolded his great wings and launched himself from his tree.
- Does my hon. Friend agree that the way forward is signposted to other improvements in the health service?
- Finally, as an indication of the way forward we must mention the hybrid approach.
- In the spring of 1950 decisions were reached in Washington that at last pointed the way forward towards a peace treaty.
- Parliamentary Secretary David Curry says the way forward is the way charted by Primestock.
- So what is the way forward?
- That, surely, must be the way forward.
- The authors insist that collective not market solutions are the way forward.
- The Conservatives have begun to show the way forward.
He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table. The crowd surged forwards. She took another small step forward.2towards 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.3towards the future in a way that is hopeful OPP backwards: I felt that at last I could begin to look forward.4from that/this day/time/moment etc forward beginning on that day or at that time: They never met again from that day forward.5go 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.6if 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 OPP back: We put our watches forward by 2 hours. The clocks go forward this weekend.7in or towards the front part of a ship → fast-forward, → look forward to something at look1, → backwards and forwards at backwards(5)forward1 adverbforward2 adjectiveforward3 verbforward4 noun
forwardforward2 ●●○ S3 W3 adjective WORD ORIGINforward2
Origin:
Old English foreweard, from fore- + -wardEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement.
- Kirstie did not wish to sound too forward.
- Troops were moved to a forward position on the battlefield.
- We got a forward cabin.
- A weakness is that it is not completely forward looking.
- The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions.
Longman Language Activatortowards the front
also forwards British towards the front: · She leaned forward and whispered "I love you'' in his ear.· I pushed my way forwards to the front of the crowd in order to get a better view.· Bill took two steps forward and shook Mark's hand.· Sit facing forward with your legs straight out in front of you.· She had her back towards me, her head bent forwards over a book.· Frank's fair hair fell forward into his eyes in a very attractive way.
if someone or something moves ahead , looks ahead etc, they move or look towards a place in front of them: · The doctor strode ahead to the end of the corridor, and waited there for the others to catch up.· He stuck his head out of the window but it was impossible to see ahead through the fog.straight ahead (=directly ahead): · Devraux stared straight ahead, without looking at his son.
if someone or something moves on , they continue moving forward in order to get to a particular place: · He walked on without even stopping to say hello.· Keep on in this direction for about 100 metres, and you'll see the bank on your left.straight on (=directly ahead): · Go straight on to the end of this road, then turn left.
also onwards British written if someone or something moves, travels etc onward , they move or travel forward, especially in order to continue a journey: · We wandered slowly onwards, pausing now and again to admire the view.· Traffic police stood at various points, waving the motorists onward.
to move forward if a person or army advances , they move forward in a slow and determined way, for example in order to attack someone: · The plane slowly advanced down the runway and then paused, ready for take-off.· Villagers hid in the hills as the troops advanced.advance across/into/through etc: · In early 1940 the army began to advance across France.
if you move up when you are in a line of people or vehicles, you move forward into the position that is just in front of where you were before: · Could you guys at the front move up a bit?move up the line: · The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.move up next to/alongside etc: · Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.
if a vehicle noses through or into something, it moves forward slowly and carefully in order to avoid hitting things in its way: nose through/past/in etc: · The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.nose your way: · A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.
if a crowd of people surges forward, they suddenly move forward together: surge forward: · The new barriers are designed to give way if spectators surge forward too violently.surge across/through/into: · Demonstrators surged through the streets, demanding the President's resignation.
to plan something that will happen a long time in the future · Once you have children, it's wise to plan ahead.· Fluctuations in oil prices on the world market make it impossible for developing countries to plan ahead.plan ahead for · It's never too soon to start planning ahead for your retirement.
to think about what may happen in the future so that you are aware of it when you make plans: · By looking ahead, management are then in a good position to anticipate potential problems.look ahead to: · All footballers have to look ahead to the time when they leave the game.
British /future planning American the activity of thinking carefully about what will happen in the future, and including this in your present plans, especially in order to make possible problems easier to deal with when the time comes: · With a little more forward planning, we could have avoided these problems.· Expert advice is available for investors who wish to engage in future planning.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights.
Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement. (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address)· They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
(=the best way to make progress or deal with a problem)· We believe that a merger is the best way forward for the business.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
(=moves forward all together)· Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
(=send an email you have received to someone else)· Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.
(=make a proposal) I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.
I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.· waves caused by the forward movement of the boat
(=thinking about how to do something before doing it)· In order to have a reasonable pension in retirement, forward planning is essential.
· They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
· She put forward a compromise proposal.
· Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
· In 1829 he put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting.
· Many theories have been put forward as to the building’s original purpose.
· We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
· He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
· A variety of reasons have been put forward to explain these changes.
· The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the committee.
· The chairman put forward a possible solution.
(=an action that makes things better)· The declaration which we have just signed is a big step forward for both of our nations.
· A few suggestions were put forward.
(=make it show a later time)· The passengers were reminded to put their watches forward three hours.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The round peg in a square forward line.· Burr was one of several offseason acquisitions meant to bolster the forward line with better two-way players.· There was an urgency about United's forward line yesterday, in the knowledge that Cantona was sitting on the bench.· I've got an international forward line and I have to leave some one out.· He had, however, concentrated entirely on improving his forward line, neglecting a shaky defence.· Against the most potent forward line in the country, what had been a shambles became a solid spine.
· The melodious sound and the forward motion ceased, and he was floating in a hazy limbo of silence, listening intently.· The train staggers into forward motion, then settles into a slow, heavy glide of about five miles per hour.
· Few games have been played in such restricted space yet provided so much furious forward movement and pace.· No forward movement was made that day.· Therefore, the forward movement at the top of the orbit is greater than the reverse movement at the bottom.· Though these goals sometimes had the effect of emphasizing quantity over quality, they resulted in substantial forward movement.· First of all, some forward cyclic is needed to initiate the forward movement.· The bus jolts into slow forward movement, and Grace guides Allen unsteadily back on to his seat.· One should not get carried away with forward movement.
· McClair clearly on the same wavelength, swept on to a perfect forward pass and shot narrowly wide.· And even then it was a forward pass to him.· Early starts and early finishes are arrived at by a forward pass through the network.
· No new equity was issued in 1992 to fund operations, and neither is any assumed in our forward plans.
· A bit of forward planning would have ensured a sum was put aside in the budget.· In each of the schools, the library was clearly still high on the agenda for forward planning and review.· Findings relate to expenditure, degree of forward planning, objectives, workforce attitudes, management awareness and use of consultancies.· The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions.· It is often said that chess helps broaden the mind, promoting logical thought and forward planning.· A new system for forward planning in Britain was established in 1972.· Leading the directorate and advising the honourary officers and committees on policy and forward planning is part of the role.· Clearly some forward planning in 1992 would have given him the opportunity to organise his affairs and avoid many of his problems.
· She took a step nearer, and her ears moved into the forward position.
· The advanced automatic gearbox available on 1.4-litre models is superior to most cars in its class in offering four forward speeds.· This trim offset is virtually constant and is not very dependent on forward speed.· Low regime is for reverse and forward speeds up to the equivalent of second gear.· For one thing, they will limit the forward speed which can be developed.· All 36 forward speeds can also be used in reverse, too.· The answer to this one is more forward speed which means more power or a cleaner model.
· Miriam could feel her courage ebbing with each forward step.· Within the denominational sector this renewed emphasis was considered to be an excellent forward step.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► know something backwards and forwards► the clocks go forward► going forward► going forward► pay it forward► put a clock/watch forward
1[only before noun] closer to a person, place, or position that is in front of you OPP backward: - A bit of forward planning would have ensured a sum was put aside in the budget.
- A little bit of forward thinking years ago has put the Eagles in terrific position now.
- But he does want to stimulate constructive forward thinking.
- Findings relate to expenditure, degree of forward planning, objectives, workforce attitudes, management awareness and use of consultancies.
- His introduction to the art of place-kicking, however, was hardly a result of deep forward planning.
- In each of the schools, the library was clearly still high on the agenda for forward planning and review.
- It is at this point that proper forward planning and the use of the time log become of crucial importance.
- The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions.
- The talks are no further forward than they were two weeks ago.
- Complications were growing and she was no further forward with her task.
- She was still no further forward.
- We're no further forward with either.
- He started shaking it backwards and forwards.
- It didn't exactly touch my hand, but sort of glided over it, wrinkling backwards and forwards.
- Keith throws his right shoulder backwards and forwards, hoping the pads will somehow slide into place.
- Pike's head quite often pulses backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- The cross is meant to be imagined as oscillating backwards and forwards.
- The irregular echo of footsteps passed backwards and forwards along the corridor outside.
- Then we noticed that the Pike head was sort of pulsing backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- They do not want to waste their time going backwards and forwards to the general practitioner's surgery.
- Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.
- Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year.
- It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.
- Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age.
- I can't put the clock back.
- They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.
- I, like many other riders, am eagerly awaiting the clocks going forward.
- Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour.
- When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon.
- With a sari Psepha unfolded his great wings and launched himself from his tree.
- Does my hon. Friend agree that the way forward is signposted to other improvements in the health service?
- Finally, as an indication of the way forward we must mention the hybrid approach.
- In the spring of 1950 decisions were reached in Washington that at last pointed the way forward towards a peace treaty.
- Parliamentary Secretary David Curry says the way forward is the way charted by Primestock.
- So what is the way forward?
- That, surely, must be the way forward.
- The authors insist that collective not market solutions are the way forward.
- The Conservatives have begun to show the way forward.
Army roadblocks prevented any further forward movement. Always enter or leave a helicopter from a forward direction.2forward planning/thinking plans, ideas etc that are helpful in a way that prepares you for the future: With a bit of forward planning we make sure your budget goes as far as possible.3no further forward not having made much progress, especially compared to what was expected: We are no further forward in solving the crime.4[only before noun] at or near the front of a ship, vehicle, building etc OPP rear: We sat in one of the forward sections of the train.5formal too confident and friendly in dealing with people you do not know very well: My father thinks she’s far too forward for a young girl.forward1 adverbforward2 adjectiveforward3 verbforward4 noun
forwardforward3 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
forward
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | forward |
| he, she, it | forwards | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | forwarded |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have forwarded |
| he, she, it | has forwarded | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had forwarded |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will forward |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have forwarded |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am forwarding |
| he, she, it | is forwarding | |
| you, we, they | are forwarding | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was forwarding |
| you, we, they | were forwarding | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been forwarding |
| he, she, it | has been forwarding | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been forwarding |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be forwarding |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been forwarding |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- After the report had been translated, it was forwarded to Admiral Turner.
- Could you forward me her email, and I'll get back to her.
- I asked the landlord to forward all my mail, but he didn't.
- You can use an anonymous e-mail service that forwards your messages but removes the address.
- Alternatively, you could forward the message as an attachment.
- Examination results and progress reports must be forwarded to Sylvia Middlemiss.
- In most places, state health departments collect that data, and then forward the information to city health departments.
- It would be appreciated if a reply could be forwarded to this department by Friday 18 December 1992.
- Yet more listeners' letters being forwarded to her.
Longman Language Activatortowards the front
also forwards British towards the front: · She leaned forward and whispered "I love you'' in his ear.· I pushed my way forwards to the front of the crowd in order to get a better view.· Bill took two steps forward and shook Mark's hand.· Sit facing forward with your legs straight out in front of you.· She had her back towards me, her head bent forwards over a book.· Frank's fair hair fell forward into his eyes in a very attractive way.
if someone or something moves ahead , looks ahead etc, they move or look towards a place in front of them: · The doctor strode ahead to the end of the corridor, and waited there for the others to catch up.· He stuck his head out of the window but it was impossible to see ahead through the fog.straight ahead (=directly ahead): · Devraux stared straight ahead, without looking at his son.
if someone or something moves on , they continue moving forward in order to get to a particular place: · He walked on without even stopping to say hello.· Keep on in this direction for about 100 metres, and you'll see the bank on your left.straight on (=directly ahead): · Go straight on to the end of this road, then turn left.
also onwards British written if someone or something moves, travels etc onward , they move or travel forward, especially in order to continue a journey: · We wandered slowly onwards, pausing now and again to admire the view.· Traffic police stood at various points, waving the motorists onward.
to move forward if a person or army advances , they move forward in a slow and determined way, for example in order to attack someone: · The plane slowly advanced down the runway and then paused, ready for take-off.· Villagers hid in the hills as the troops advanced.advance across/into/through etc: · In early 1940 the army began to advance across France.
if you move up when you are in a line of people or vehicles, you move forward into the position that is just in front of where you were before: · Could you guys at the front move up a bit?move up the line: · The bank clerks seemed to be working really slowly as I moved up the line.move up next to/alongside etc: · Suddenly a car moved up alongside Joseph and the driver shouted something at him.
if a vehicle noses through or into something, it moves forward slowly and carefully in order to avoid hitting things in its way: nose through/past/in etc: · The Rolls Royce slowly nosed through the crowds, and drew up outside the hotel.nose your way: · A ship was nosing its way through the small fishing boats in the harbour.
if a crowd of people surges forward, they suddenly move forward together: surge forward: · The new barriers are designed to give way if spectators surge forward too violently.surge across/through/into: · Demonstrators surged through the streets, demanding the President's resignation.
to send something to someone after it has come to you to send something to another person after it has come to you, so that they can deal with it: · I asked the landlord to forward all my mail, but he didn't.forward something to somebody: · After the report had been translated, it was forwarded to Admiral Turner.forward somebody something: · Could you forward me her email, and I'll get back to her.
to send someone's letters or possessions to them at their new address because they have moved house: send something on (to somebody): · If any letters arrive, please send them on to me in Los Angeles.send on something: · I promised that I'd send on her final salary cheque.
to send something back to the person who sent it. Return is more formal than send back and is used especially in writing.: send something back: · She sent all Patrick's letters back without opening them.send back something: · Complete all the details, then send back the form.return something (to somebody): · I would be grateful if you would sign the attached copy of this letter and return it to me.
to write someone's new address on a letter or parcel that has arrived for them, and send it to them: · I've asked the new owners to redirect all our letters.redirect something to something: · I'm redirecting all his letters to his college.
WORD SETSaddress, verbaddressee, nounaerogramme, nounairmail, nounbox number, nouncertified mail, nounChristmas card, nounc/o, compliment slip, nouncorrespond, verbcorrespondence, nouncorrespondent, nouncovering letter, nouncover letter, noundate stamp, noundead letter, noundirect mail, nounenclose, verbenclosure, nounenvelope, nounepistle, nounesquire, nounexpress, nounexpress mail, nounfirst class, nounfirst-class, adjectiveforward, verbforwarding address, nounFPO, frank, verbfranking machine, nounFreepost, noungeneral delivery, nounJiffy bag, nounjunk mail, nounletterbox, nounlove letter, nounmailbag, nounmailbox, nounmail carrier, nounmail drop, nounmailer, nounmailing list, nounmailman, nounmailshot, nounmail train, nounmanila, nounmissive, nounmoney order, nounnote card, nounnotelet, nounnotepaper, nounnr, p & p, packet boat, nounparcel, nounparcel post, nounpcm, pen friend, nounpen pal, nounpigeonhole, nounpillar box, nounPO, PO Box, nounpoison-pen letter, nounpost, nounpost, verbpostage, nounpostage meter, nounpostage stamp, nounpostal, adjectivepostal order, nounpostbag, nounpostbox, nounpostcard, nounpostcode, nounposte restante, nounpostie, nounpostman, nounpostmark, nounpostmaster, nounpostmistress, nounpost office, nounpost office box, nounpostscript, nounpp., PPS, nounPS, nounredirect, verbregister, verbregistered post, nounreply-paid, adjectiveRR, sae, nounsalutation, nounSASE, nounsecond class, nounself-addressed, adjectivesender, nounsnail mail, nounsorting office, nounspecial delivery, nounstamp, nounstamp, verbstamped addressed envelope, nounsurface mail, nounthird class, nounvalentine, nounwriting paper, nounX, nounzip code, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights.
(=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address)· They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
(=the best way to make progress or deal with a problem)· We believe that a merger is the best way forward for the business.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
(=moves forward all together)· Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
(=send an email you have received to someone else)· Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.
(=make a proposal) I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.
I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.· waves caused by the forward movement of the boat
(=thinking about how to do something before doing it)· In order to have a reasonable pension in retirement, forward planning is essential.
· They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
· She put forward a compromise proposal.
· Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
· In 1829 he put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting.
· Many theories have been put forward as to the building’s original purpose.
· We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
· He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
· A variety of reasons have been put forward to explain these changes.
· The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the committee.
· The chairman put forward a possible solution.
(=an action that makes things better)· The declaration which we have just signed is a big step forward for both of our nations.
· A few suggestions were put forward.
(=make it show a later time)· The passengers were reminded to put their watches forward three hours.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Junell forwarded the letters to the district attorney's office, which convened a grand jury to investigate.· Without this change, he said, he felt unable to forward her letter.· He said McGann forwarded the letter, along with a corroborating letter from Alarcon and other documents, to the Vatican.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► know something backwards and forwards► the clocks go forward► going forward► going forward► pay it forward► put a clock/watch forward
1to send letters, goods etc to someone when they have moved to a different address SYN send on: - He started shaking it backwards and forwards.
- It didn't exactly touch my hand, but sort of glided over it, wrinkling backwards and forwards.
- Keith throws his right shoulder backwards and forwards, hoping the pads will somehow slide into place.
- Pike's head quite often pulses backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- The cross is meant to be imagined as oscillating backwards and forwards.
- The irregular echo of footsteps passed backwards and forwards along the corridor outside.
- Then we noticed that the Pike head was sort of pulsing backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- They do not want to waste their time going backwards and forwards to the general practitioner's surgery.
- Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.
- Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year.
- It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.
- Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age.
- I can't put the clock back.
- They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.
- I, like many other riders, am eagerly awaiting the clocks going forward.
- Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour.
- When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon.
- With a sari Psepha unfolded his great wings and launched himself from his tree.
- Does my hon. Friend agree that the way forward is signposted to other improvements in the health service?
- Finally, as an indication of the way forward we must mention the hybrid approach.
- In the spring of 1950 decisions were reached in Washington that at last pointed the way forward towards a peace treaty.
- Parliamentary Secretary David Curry says the way forward is the way charted by Primestock.
- So what is the way forward?
- That, surely, must be the way forward.
- The authors insist that collective not market solutions are the way forward.
- The Conservatives have begun to show the way forward.
Would you make sure that you forward my mail promptly?2to send letters, information etc to someoneforward something to somebody Flight times will be forwarded to you with your travel documentation.3formal to help something to develop so that it becomes successful SYN further: a good chance to forward my careerforward1 adverbforward2 adjectiveforward3 verbforward4 noun
forwardforward4 noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- An experienced forward is needed, otherwise Aberdeen will not be troubling the scorers regularly.
- However, as I had promised attacking football, I named them all as forwards.
- They really do have too many big forwards and not enough small forwards, centers and shooters.
- We've got a lot of people in the backs and forwards who can take on the strike role.
WORD SETS
aerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights.
(=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address)· They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
(=the best way to make progress or deal with a problem)· We believe that a merger is the best way forward for the business.
(=suggest someone for election)· He allowed his name to be put forward as a candidate for governor.
(=moves forward all together)· Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
(=send an email you have received to someone else)· Can you please forward this email on to Chris?
Did she leave a forwarding address? I look forward to hearing from you (=hope to receive news from you). The new law is a great jump forward for human rights. (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.
(=make a proposal) I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.
I’d like to propose a motion to move the weekly meetings to Thursdays.· waves caused by the forward movement of the boat
(=thinking about how to do something before doing it)· In order to have a reasonable pension in retirement, forward planning is essential.
· They put forward a proposal for a joint research project.
· She put forward a compromise proposal.
· Both parties have put forward plans for political reform.
· In 1829 he put forward the idea that the Earth is contracting.
· Many theories have been put forward as to the building’s original purpose.
· We should encourage individuals to put forward their views.
· He rejected the arguments put forward by the company’s lawyers.
· A variety of reasons have been put forward to explain these changes.
· The resolution was proposed by the chairman of the committee.
· The chairman put forward a possible solution.
(=an action that makes things better)· The declaration which we have just signed is a big step forward for both of our nations.
· A few suggestions were put forward.
(=make it show a later time)· The passengers were reminded to put their watches forward three hours.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► know something backwards and forwards► the clocks go forward► going forward► going forward► pay it forward► put a clock/watch forward
an attacking player on a team in sports such as football and basketball- He started shaking it backwards and forwards.
- It didn't exactly touch my hand, but sort of glided over it, wrinkling backwards and forwards.
- Keith throws his right shoulder backwards and forwards, hoping the pads will somehow slide into place.
- Pike's head quite often pulses backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- The cross is meant to be imagined as oscillating backwards and forwards.
- The irregular echo of footsteps passed backwards and forwards along the corridor outside.
- Then we noticed that the Pike head was sort of pulsing backwards and forwards like a mechanical toy.
- They do not want to waste their time going backwards and forwards to the general practitioner's surgery.
- Following assessment of the responses to our discussion paper, we will bring forward legislation to achieve this.
- Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke wants to bring forward plans to change the law in the new year.
- It will bring forward legislation in the coming parliamentary session to introduce student loans, partially replacing grants, from autumn 1990.
- Anyway, even if one wanted to, one couldn't put the clock back to an earlier age.
- I can't put the clock back.
- They were therefore accused of putting the clock back and bringing the best hope of Christendom to an impasse.
- I, like many other riders, am eagerly awaiting the clocks going forward.
- Police say they had to enforce the law after 1am when the clocks went forward an hour.
- When the clocks go back in late October it will be dark by five o'clock in the afternoon.
- With a sari Psepha unfolded his great wings and launched himself from his tree.
- Does my hon. Friend agree that the way forward is signposted to other improvements in the health service?
- Finally, as an indication of the way forward we must mention the hybrid approach.
- In the spring of 1950 decisions were reached in Washington that at last pointed the way forward towards a peace treaty.
- Parliamentary Secretary David Curry says the way forward is the way charted by Primestock.
- So what is the way forward?
- That, surely, must be the way forward.
- The authors insist that collective not market solutions are the way forward.
- The Conservatives have begun to show the way forward.