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forward

/ˈfɔːwəd/FAWR-wurd
/ˈfɔɹwɚd/FAWR-wurd

Meaningtowards the front

Common meaning: towards the front

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishforeweardsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishforwardsource
  3. Englishforward‘towards the front’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English foreweard ‘towards the front’.

Roots

  • foreweard Old English “towards the front”

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