forward

«forward» in Mova's school dictionary: toward the front, in the direction you are facing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb, adjective (forward; also forwards in British English); verb (forward, forwards, forwarded — to send on)

meaning for a pupil

1) Forward means toward the front, in the direction you are facing. tree →

2) Forward means toward the future: look forward to something. tree →

3) To forward a letter or message is to send it on to someone else. tree →

4) A forward is a player who attacks in some sports. tree →

5) To come forward is to offer yourself to do a job, or to step up to speak or help. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: movement on a number line or path; steps forward add to a position; counting forward means adding; science: forces push things forward; PE: forward rolls; everyday life: look forward to a holiday, fast-forward a video; online safety: think before you forward a message; phrases: «step forward», «look forward to»

examples

• The frog jumps 3 steps forward. tree →
• Count forward by 5 from 20. tree →
• The car moved forward 50 metres. tree →
• She took 4 steps forward and 2 back. tree →
• We did forward rolls in PE. tree →
• I look forward to the holidays. tree →
• Please forward this email to your mum. tree →
• Step forward when I call your name. tree →
• The bear came forward as umpire. tree →

note

Moving or counting forward means adding; backward means taking away. Trap: forward and back in one story combine: 4 forward and 2 back leaves 2 forward. Do not forward rumours or mean messages.

In the corpora

• AI can make realistic fake photos of real people, and checking trusted news before forwarding is the best defence.
• Parrots and toucans have two toes pointing forward and two pointing back, while most perching birds have three forward and one back.
• Ears pricked forward mean a horse is interested; ears pinned flat back are a warning that it is angry or annoyed.
• An amoeba moves by flowing its inside forward into a bulge called a false foot, and it swallows food by flowing around it.
• All have a hooked beak and feet with two toes forward and two back.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «forward» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.