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forward 1, adverb (oh)



towards a place or position that is in front of you
-opposite backwards backwards
::He leaned forward , his elbows resting on the table.
::The crowd surged forwards.
::She took another small step forward.
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 ' he said.
towards the future in a way that is hopeful
-opposite backwards backwards
::I felt that at last I could begin to look forward .
from that/this day/time/moment etc forward
beginning on that day or at that time
::They never met again from that day forward.
go forward to/into
to successully 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.
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
-opposite back back
::We put our watches forward by 2 hours.
:: The clocks go forward this weekend.
in or towards the front part of a ship
-see also fast-forward , look forward to sth at look 1 , backwards and forwards at backwards (5)