forwards

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++for·wards /ˈfɔːwədz $ ˈfɔːrwərdz/ adverb  x-refforward 向前；进展；向将来

Examples from the Corpus

forwards• Gently pull the body forwards 15 times.• Obviously this applies to backs as well as forwards.• But if she got pins and needles and had to move, it woke with a jump and crept forwards again.• Not leaning forwards as you rise. 4.• Gently stretch forwards for 25 counts, holding each stretch for 1 second.• The more his head jolted backwards and forwards, the further down his scalp it crept.• The stick must be moved forwards to make the recovery.• The supremacy of the Richmond forwards was further emphasised by the concerted drive which swept lock-forward Lewis over.

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forwards

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for‧ward¹ S1 W1 /ˈfɔːwəd $ ˈfɔːrwərd/ (also forwards /-wədz $ -wərdz/) adverb
1. towards a place or position that is in front of you
   OPP  backwards:
    He leaned forward, his elbows resting on the table.
    The crowd surged forwards.
    She took another small step forward.
2. towards greater progress, improvement, or development:
    We agreed that the sensible way forward was for a new company to be formed.
    After the Labour Party conference, he stated that we could now go forward as a united party.
    Britain is now ready to move forward.
3. towards the future in a way that is hopeful
   OPP  backwards:
    I felt that at last I could begin to look forward.
4. from that/this day/time/moment etc forward beginning on that day or at that time:
    They never met again from that day forward.
5. go forward to/into to successfully complete one stage of a competition so that you are able to compete in the next stage:
    South Korea went forward into the next round of the World Cup.
6. if you put a clock or a watch forward, you change it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to British Summer Time
   OPP  back:
    We put our watches forward by 2 hours.
    The clocks go forward this weekend.
7. in or towards the front part of a ship
⇨ fast-forward, ⇨ look forward to something at look¹, ⇨ backwards and forwards at backwards(5)

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for‧wards /ˈfɔːwədz $ ˈfɔːrwərdz/ adverb
forward