forward
At, near or towards the front of somethingAt, near or towards the front of something.
» I'm looking forward to the party.
Ich freue mich auf die Party. — Espi
С нетерпением жду вечеринку. — bijin
Я з нетерпінням очікую вечірку. — aandrusiak
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8 senses(not comparable)At, near or towards the front of something.
She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.
The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
vorwärts, nach vorne, nach vorn
вперёдvperjód, да́льшеdálʹše, да́лееdáleje
упере́дuperéd, напере́дnaperéd
at or to or toward the front; forward
At, near or towards the front of something.
(not comparable)At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
(not comparable)In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
I leant forward to get a better look.
The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
in a forward direction
(not comparable)In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
Wind the film forward a few frames.
vorwärts, weiter
вперёдvperjód
(not comparable)So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
(not comparable)In the usual order or sequence.
A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
forward in time or order or degree
(not comparable)Into the future.
From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
ab, ab diesem Tag, ab jetzt
вперёдvperjód, да́льшеdálʹše, да́лееdáleje
toward the future; forward in time
(not comparable)To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.
Examples
1318 sentencesI'm looking forward to the party.
Я з нетерпінням очікую вечірку. — aandrusiak
ruС нетерпением жду вечеринку. — bijin
deIch freue mich auf die Party. — Espi
I'm looking forward to seeing you.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на зустріч з тобою. — deniko
ruЯ с нетерпением жду встречи с тобой. — marafon
I'm looking forward to good news.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на хороші новини. — Ahha
ruЯ с нетерпением жду хороших новостей. — marafon
I am looking forward to Christmas.
Я із нетерпінням чекаю на Різдво. — shanghainese
ruЯ с нетерпением жду Рождества. — sharptoothed
deIch freue mich auf Weihnachten. — samueldora
I look forward to my birthday.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на власний день народження. — deniko
ruЖду не дождусь своего дня рождения. — marafon
deIch freue mich auf meinen Geburtstag. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front,From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).
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Synonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsCollocations
12 patterns- looking forward to
- looking forward
- is looking forward
- forward to seeing
- really looking forward
- forward to hearing
- forward to your
- forward to meeting
- forward to going
- forward to spending
- forward to the
- leaned forward