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moves forward

moves forward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move forward.

Meaning of move forward

Verb

move forward (third-person singular simple present moves forward, present participle moving forward, simple past and past participle moved forward)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To cause to make progress.
    • Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, the Greek government has grown increasingly heavy-handed in its efforts to move the project forward.2004 January 18, Fred A. Bernstein, “Greece's Colossal New Guilt Trip”, in The New York Times
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To make progress.
    • This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.
  4. (intransitive) To modernize.
  5. (US, transitive) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.
    • They decided to move the meeting forward by a day so that Aisha could attend before her vacation.
    Antonyms:
    move back

Questions about moves forward

What is moves forward the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Moves forward is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move forward.

Words near moves forward in the dictionary

  1. moves away
  2. moves back
  3. moves down
  4. moves down a notch
  5. moves down a peg
  6. moves forward
  7. moves furniture
  8. moves heaven and earth
  9. moves house
  10. moves in
  11. moves in on

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