feed forward
feed forward is the alternative form of feedforward.
Meaning of feedforward
Verb
feedforward (third-person singular simple present feedforwards, present participle feedforwarding, simple past and past participle feedforwarded)
- To respond in advance
- Contingency is handled by, for example, managers and nurses, through feedforwarding, that is, by acting anticipatively, and thereby raising the prospect of modifying not just the practical means toward an end, but of modifying the end itself.2002, David Beckett, Paul J. Hager, Life, Work and Learning, →ISBN, page 36
- Synonyms:
- anticipate, proact
Forms of feed forward
| third-person singular present | feeds forward |
|---|---|
| present participle | feeding forward |
| past participle | fed forward |
| past | fed forward |
Questions about feed forward
- What is feed forward the alternative form of?
- Feed forward is the alternative form of feedforward.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: feed forward (page history and authors); feedforward (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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