Forwards - English meaning

verb

(especially of a vehicle) begin to move more quickly.

Usage examples:

The car accelerated towards her

verb

Move faster

verb

To move more quickly, or to make something happen faster or sooner

Usage examples:

[ i ] he stepped on the gas and accelerated rapidly to pass a car.

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

noun

A development or improvement.

Usage examples:

advances in engineering techniques

adverb

Further forward in space; in the line of one's forward motion.

Usage examples:

The road ahead

adverb

In front

Usage examples:

The road ahead is very busy., straight ahead turn left at the traffic lights, and you'll see the ho…

adverb

Having more points, votes, etc. than someone else in a competition, election, etc.

Usage examples:

Barcelona was ahead after ten minutes.

noun

Help, typically of a practical nature.

Usage examples:

He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb

Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.

Usage examples:

Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation

Artificial insemination by donor.

verb

Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.

Usage examples:

A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun

An act of giving help, typically by providing money.

Usage examples:

The budget must have an assist from tax policies

verb

To help

Usage examples:

Assist someone with something you will be expected to assist the editor with the selection of illus…

noun

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

Usage examples:

He lay on his back

adverb

In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.

Usage examples:

He moved back a pace

verb

Give financial, material, or moral support to.

Usage examples:

He had a newspaper empire backing him

verb

Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).

Usage examples:

We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb

To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

Usage examples:

[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb

To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something

Usage examples:

Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

verb

Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

Usage examples:

He promised to expedite economic reforms

verb

Process fast and efficiently

verb

To cause something to be done or progress more quickly

Usage examples:

We’ve got to expedite this order because they need it by tomorrow.

verb

Make (an action or process) easy or easier.

Usage examples:

Schools were located in the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources

verb

To make something possible or easier

Usage examples:

To facilitate learning, each class is no larger than 30 students., somerville was charged with cons…

verb

To help people deal with a process or reach an agreement or solution without getting directly involved in the process, discussion, etc. yourself

Usage examples:

An expert negotiator was brought in to facilitate the discussion.

noun

Approval, support, or liking for someone or something.

Usage examples:

Training is looked upon with favour by many employers

verb

Feel or show approval or preference for.

Usage examples:

Slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour

noun

The support or approval of something or someone

Usage examples:

Find favour these plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced., in favour of the c…

adverb

For all time, without end

Usage examples:

Nobody lives forever., she was forever late for appointments., he was forever saying that he’d pay …

adverb

Out and away from a starting point.

Usage examples:

We rose at dawn and sallied forth

proper noun

A river of central scotland, rising on ben lomond and flowing eastwards through stirling into the north sea.

adverb

Out so that it can be seen or heard

Usage examples:

A round of applause burst forth.

adverb

In the direction that one is facing or travelling; towards the front.

Usage examples:

He started up the engine and the car moved forward

noun

An attacking player in football, hockey, or other sports.

Usage examples:

Hockey should follow suit with special coaches for goalkeepers, defenders, halfbacks and forwards.

verb

Send (a letter or email) on to a further destination.

Usage examples:

My emails were forwarded to a friend

verb

Encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).

Usage examples:

The teacher's task is to foster learning

combining form

Denoting someone that has a specified family connection through fostering.

Usage examples:

Foster-parent

verb

To take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child's legal parent

Usage examples:

Foster a child would you consider fostering a child?

adverb

At, to, or by a greater distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

Usage examples:

For some time i had wanted to move further from london

adjective

More distant in space than something else of the same kind.

Usage examples:

Two men were standing at the further end of the clearing

verb

Help the progress or development of (something); promote.

Usage examples:

He had depended on using them to further his own career

verb

Be quick to do something.

Usage examples:

He hastened to refute the assertion

verb

To hurry, or to make something go or happen faster

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] they didn’t get what they were after – thanks to you, i hasten to add., [ t ] t…

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

Usage examples:

They helped her with domestic chores

noun

The action of helping someone to do something.

Usage examples:

I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation

Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.

Usage examples:

Help! i'm drowning!

preposition

Physically in contact with and supported by (a surface).

Usage examples:

On the table was a water jug

adverb

Physically in contact with and supported by a surface.

Usage examples:

Make sure the lid is on

noun

The leg side.

Usage examples:

Playing a ball pitched on the off stump to the on side was satisfying.

adverb

In a continuing forward direction; ahead.

Usage examples:

She stumbled onward

adjective

(of a journey) continuing or moving forward.

Usage examples:

Informing passengers where to change for their onward journey

adverb

In a continuing forward direction; ahead.

Usage examples:

She stumbled onward

adjective

(of a journey) continuing or moving forward.

Usage examples:

Informing passengers where to change for their onward journey

verb

Move forward or onward in space or time.

Usage examples:

As the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved

noun

Forward or onward movement towards a destination.

Usage examples:

The darkness did not stop my progress

noun

Development towards an improved or more advanced condition.

Usage examples:

We are making progress towards equal rights

adjective

Happening or developing gradually or in stages.

Usage examples:

A progressive decline in popularity

noun

An advocate of social reform.

Usage examples:

People tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue

Favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas

verb

Support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of.

Usage examples:

Some regulation is still required to promote competition

verb

Assign to a higher position

verb

To advertise something in order to sell it

Usage examples:

The new model cars are being heavily promoted on television., a new campaign has been launched to p…

verb

Change the address written or printed on (a letter or parcel).

Usage examples:

The mail is then readdressed and forwarded

verb

Direct (something) to a new or different place or purpose.

Usage examples:

Get the post office to redirect your mail

noun

An instance of redirecting something from one address to another, such as an email or a url for a web page.

Usage examples:

When you're in australia entering google.com into your browser will usually result in a redirect to…

verb

To use money, assets, etc. for a different purpose from the one they were originally intended for

Usage examples:

Redirect sth (from sth) to sth cost savings have allowed companies to redirect resources to other p…

idiom

Move faster

phrasal verb

Move or work more quickly.

Usage examples:

You force yourself to speed up because you don't want to keep others waiting

phrasal verb

To go or happen faster, or to cause something to happen faster

Usage examples:

The car suddenly sped up and went through a red light., he developed a new system to help speed up …

verb

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Usage examples:

The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun

A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.

Usage examples:

The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening