What does forwards mean?

forwards means "at or to or toward the front". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in forwards?

forwards has 2 syllables: for-wards. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/.

What is another word for forwards?

Close synonyms include forward, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is forwards a common word?

forwards is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

forwards — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
at or to or toward the front
“he faced forward”
“step forward”
“she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine”
Synonymsforward frontward frontwards forrad forrard
dialect
2.
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”
Synonymsahead onward onwards forward forrader

Questions about forwards

What does forwards mean?: forwards means "at or to or toward the front". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in forwards?: forwards has 2 syllables: for-wards. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/.
What is another word for forwards?: Close synonyms include forward, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is forwards a common word?: forwards is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for forwards come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
at or to or toward the front
“he faced forward”
“step forward”
“she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine”
Synonymsforward frontward frontwards forrad forrard
dialect
2.
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”
Synonymsahead onward onwards forward forrader

Questions about forwards

What does forwards mean?: forwards means "at or to or toward the front". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in forwards?: forwards has 2 syllables: for-wards. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹwɚdz/.
What is another word for forwards?: Close synonyms include forward, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is forwards a common word?: forwards is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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