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forwards English

Meaning forwards meaning

What does forwards mean?
Definitions in simple English

forwards

If something goes forwards, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back. If something goes forwards, it gets better. If something goes forwards, it moves into the future.

forwards

(= forward, frontward, forrad, forrard) at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; ('forrad' and 'forrard' are dialectal variations) he faced forward step forward she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine (= ahead, onward, forward) in a forward direction go ahead the train moved ahead slowly the boat lurched ahead moved onward into the forest they went slowly forward in the mud

Synonyms forwards synonyms

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Simple sentences

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
Forwards always, backwards never.
Why is it easier to park the car backwards than forwards?

Movie subtitles

Do you suppose that I'm going to carry trays backwards and forwards all day?
Twenty times, backwards and forwards.
For the same reason that a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front. always goes forwards and not backwards.
A kid like this, travelling backwards and forwards in time, she would have seen some extraordinary buckles, shoes and scarves, various bits of clothing, and worn a mish-mash of things.
He can turn it. Move it forwards. And backwards slightly.
People used to sit. outside their houses on warm evenings and rock backwards and forwards.
I can see myself stuck on this boat for life, going backwards and forwards.
This can't be pushed forwards like that, I'm busy these days.
March, Special Service, forwards. Pass in review.
No, leaning forwards is much better. How nice.
Hey, the fringe; pull it forwards a tiny, tiny, tiny bit.
And pull your hair forwards, yes, forwards.
Crawl forwards!
Anybody that's ever been married knows that line backwards and forwards.
Backwards, forwards, every which way but chiefly forwards.
Daniela knows the ropes, the concert agency forwards the mail.
The same reason a donkey with a stick behind him and a carrot in front always goes forwards, not backwards.
Ah, but. but will it roll forwards?
We can't go forwards, we can't go back. We're trapped.
Oh, he can turn it, move it forwards or backward slightly.
Forwards to Snow Hill.
Forwards, come on.
Let's go, forwards!
We're coming forwards too slow.
Mr. Jenkins forwards it to me from the office.
If I kept going back and forth, shoving it like a swing, the boat would be pushed forwards.
Pass forwards.
Forwards Graziosa!
March forwards!
Forwards.
I didn't go backwards into the past or forwards into the future, I.
Move, forwards!

News and current affairs

The expansion of the moral circle could be about to take a significant step forwards.
Every few years, the minute hand shifted, either forwards or backwards.

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