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forwards

Syllables: for·wardsUK/ˈfɔːwədz/US/ˈfɔɹwɚdz/

forwards adverb: synonym of forward in most senses. Also the third-person singular simple present indicative of forward.

Adverb

forwards (comparative further forwards or farther forwards, superlative furthest forwards or farthest forwards)

  1. Synonym of forward in most senses.
    Synonyms:
    forward in most senses

Adjective

forwards (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, sometimes) Synonym of forward.
    Synonyms:
    forward

Proper noun capitalized: Forwards

Forwards

  1. (plural) plural of Forward

Also used as

forwards is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of forward.

forwards is also the plural of forward.

forwards meaning in Urdu and Malayalam

forwards in Urdu

فارورڈز

forwards in Malayalam

മുന്നോട്ടുള്ളവർ

Examples of forwards in a sentence

  • There's a scramble in front of the net as the forwards are hacking at the bouncing puck.
  • Palindromic prime numbers are those which read the same backwards as forwards.
  • A ship surges forwards, sways sideways and heaves up.

All 37 example sentences with forwards

Synonyms of forwards

Forms of forwards

comparativefurther forwards
comparativefarther forwards
superlativefurthest forwards
superlativefarthest forwards
alternative formforrads
alternative formforrards

Origin of forwards

From forward + -s (adverbial suffix).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from forwards

Phrases with forwards

4 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with forwards

Questions about forwards

What does forwards mean?
Forwards means synonym of forward in most senses.
What is forwards in Urdu?
Forwards in Urdu is فارورڈز. See Forwards meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is forwards?
Forwards can be an adverb, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce forwards?
Forwards is pronounced /ˈfɔːwədz/ (UK).

Words near forwards in the dictionary

  1. forwardings
  2. forwardly
  3. forwardmost
  4. forwardness
  5. forwardnesses
  6. forwards
  7. forwards and backwards
  8. forwards compatibility
  9. forwards compatible
  10. forwards roll
  11. forwards rolls

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: forwards (page history and authors); Forwards (page history and authors); forwards (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); forwards (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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