āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
01
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§
to or toward the front
Dialect
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The teacher asked the students to step forward one by one to present their projects.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāϞā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
02
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§, āĻ āĻā§āϰāϏāϰ
toward making progress or advancing in a particular area or goal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new strategy pushed the company forward in the race for market dominance.
āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāϧāĻŋāĻĒāϤā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to plan forward for the upcoming year.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
forward
01
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āύ
facing or directed toward the front
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain stood at the forward edge of the ship, peering out into the vast ocean ahead.
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§, āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āϧā§āώā§āĻ, āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŋāϤ
moving beyond typical social boundaries, often in an intrusive or inappropriate way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was known for her forward attitude, often speaking her mind without hesitation.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ
moving toward progress or improvement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team 's forward movement is reflected in their increased productivity.
āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04
āϧā§āώā§āĻ, āϏāĻžāĻšāϏā§
(of a person) overly confident or direct in behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite being forward, he earned respect.
āĻ
āϤāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āϏ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ
āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
05
āĻ āĻā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŽā§, āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ-āĻŽā§āĻā§
concerned with events or situations expected to happen
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made forward plans for her career development.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
to forward
01
āĻĢāϰāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to send something, such as an email or letter, that you have received, to someone else
Ditransitive: to forward an email or letter to sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The secretary forwarded the important document to the CEO for review.
āϏāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āύāĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āĻāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĢāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĨāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to promote or support the progress or development of something
Transitive: to forward a goal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Parents and educators work together to forward the educational development of students.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻāϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝāĨ¤
03
āĻĢāϰāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to send something along its route from a stopping point in the middle of the journey
Transitive: to forward sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The military base received supplies and then forwarded them to the troops stationed in remote areas.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻ
āĻā§āĻāϞ⧠āĻŽā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āύ āϏā§āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Forward
01
āĻĢāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ, āĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ
a player in a sport, particularly in soccer or basketball, who primarily focuses on scoring goals or points
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played as a forward on the basketball team, leading in points scored.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻĻāϞ⧠āĻĢāϰā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§ āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āύ, āϏā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒāϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻā§ āύā§āϤā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĢāϰāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ
the action of advancing or moving ahead through a recorded media file, such as a video or audio track, to a later point in the content
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He accidentally hit forward and missed an important part of the lecture.
āϏ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻŦāĻļāϤ āĻĢāϰāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
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