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forwards

[ fawr-werdz ]
/ ˈfɔr wərdz /

adverb

forward (defs. 1, 2).

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Origin of forwards

First recorded in 1350–1400; forward + -s1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forwards

foreword, forward, forwards , froward

Words nearby forwards

forwardmost, forwardness, forward pass, forward quotation, forward roll, forwards, forward slash, forward-thinking, forwent, for what it's worth, For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Words related to forwards

leading, onward, ahead, along, out, promote, uphold, transmit, express, deliver, dispatch, address, forth, progressive, progressing, anterior, advance, head, fore, front

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British Dictionary definitions for forwards

forwards

forward

/ (ˈfɔːwədz) /

adverb

towards or at a place ahead or in advance, esp in space but also in time
towards the front
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