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to go forward
[phrase form: go]
01
to advance to the next stage of a competition or process, especially by winning a preliminary round or meeting certain requirements
Intransitive: to go forward | to go forward to a next stage
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
go forward
3rd person singular
goes forward
Past simple
went forward
Past participle
gone forward
Examples
The team 's victory in the semifinals allowed them to go forward to the championship match.
02
to continue or make progress in a particular course of action
Intransitive: to go forward with an activity
Examples
Despite the challenges, the project team decided to go forward with their development plan.
03
to continue moving ahead physically
Intransitive
Examples
After reaching the crossroads, we decided to go forward on the left path.
04
(of clocks) to advance the time by one hour at the start of daylight saving time
Intransitive
Examples
The government announced that the clocks will go forward on the last Sunday of this month.
