pay forward
pay forward · pays forward · paid forward · paying forward
Having been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping…Having been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
» We all need to pay it forward.
Meaning
1 sensesHaving been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
Examples
2 sentencesWe all need to pay it forward.
Pay it forward.
Origin
Modelled on pay back (“to repay”).Modelled on pay back (“to repay”).
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Forms
pays forward, paying forward, paid forward, paid forward| Base form | pay forward · to pay forward |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pays forward |
| Present participle | paying forward |
| Past simple | paid forward |
| Past participle | paid forward |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- pay upвартуватиTo pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
- pay offвартуватиTo bribe, especially to deter oversight.
- pay backдістати, отримуватиTo pay (a debt or the lender) so as to provide the entire amount of money owed.
- pay outTo distribute money; to disburse.
- pay downTo partially repay (a loan or, metonymically, the thing financed by it).
- pay forwardHaving been the recipient of help or a good deed, to propagate goodwill by helping another person in turn.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb