forward vs forwards vs foreword :

forward vs forwards vs foreword

forward or forwards or foreword

Forward is an adjective which refers to a movement to the front, it is also used in expectation of something.

"He moved forward or I am looking forward to the party."

When used as an adverb, 'forward' may be used with an 's'. 'Forwards' is mostly by Americans for its counterpart 'forward'. 

"He ran forwards to receive his award."

Foreword is an introduction, usually to a book.

"I made sure the priest wrote the foreword to my last book."


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  forward
  • n  the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
  • n  a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
  • v  send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
    forward my mail
  • a  at or near or directed toward the front
    the forward section of the aircraft
    a forward plunge down the stairs
    forward motion
  • a  used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
    a forward child badly in need of discipline
  • a  of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
    in a forward gear
  • s  moving forward
  • r  at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
    he faced forward
    step forward
  • r  forward in time or order or degree
  • r  toward the future; forward in time
    I look forward to seeing you
  • r  in a forward direction
    they went slowly forward in the mud
  • r  near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
    the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
  forwards
  • n  the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
  • n  a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
  • v  send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
  • r  at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
  • r  in a forward direction
  foreword
  • n  a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
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