forwards

Words with a similar base: forwards

'forwards'

[forward.n.01] as in: the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

'forwards'

[forward.n.02] as in: a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

'forwards'

[forward.v.01] as in: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

Examples:
forward my mail

'forwards'

[forward.r.01] as in: at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

Examples:
he faced forward
step forward
she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine

'forwards'

[ahead.r.03] as in: in a forward direction

Examples:
go ahead
the train moved ahead slowly
the boat lurched ahead
moved onward into the forest
they went slowly forward in the mud

Origins

					forwards (English)
├── -s (English)
│   ├── -es (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── -es (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -s (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── forward (English)
    └── foreward (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── foreweard (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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