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)
- Synonym of forward in most senses.
- Synonyms:
- forward in most senses
Adjective
forwards (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Forwards
Forwards
- 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.
Synonyms of forwards
- forward in most senses
- forward
Forms of forwards
| comparative | further forwards |
|---|---|
| comparative | farther forwards |
| superlative | furthest forwards |
| superlative | farthest forwards |
| alternative form | forrads |
| alternative form | forrards |
Origin of forwards
From forward + -s (adverbial suffix).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from forwards
Phrases with forwards
- cab forwards
- key forwards
- fast forwards
- full forwards
- half forwards
- prop forwards
- sets forwards
- forwards rolls
- power forwards
- small forwards
- center forwards
- centre forwards
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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
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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