forwards
Americanadverb
adverb
-
towards or at a place ahead or in advance, esp in space but also in time
-
towards the front
Etymology
Origin of forwards
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"It can hover like a helicopter, fly forwards like an aircraft, but equally brake in midair or fly backwards," marketing chief Andrea Marchsteiner told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Six players remain from the 2018 tournament, in which they beat England in the semi-finals, with the majority of the regular midfielders and forwards now well into their 30s.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
In fact, among forwards who made at least 19 appearances this season, he ranked in the bottom 10% for defensive contributions, according to Opta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Or forwards Tim Weah, the Brooklyn-born son of the former president of Liberia, and Alejandro Zendejas, who was born in Mexico but became a U.S. citizen at 13 after his father was naturalized.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
I led my dogs to it Holding onto their collars with one hand, I worked a rusty barbed wire backwards and forwards against a staple until it broke.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
