Wondering how to hyphenate the English word forward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
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A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
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Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit Forward my mail |
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At or near or directed toward the front The forward section of the aircraft A forward plunge down the stairs Forward motion |
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Used of temperament or behavior Lacking restraint or modesty A forward child badly in need of discipline |
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Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle In a forward gear |
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Moving forward |
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At or to or toward the front He faced forward Step forward She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) |
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Forward in time or order or degree From that time forth From the sixth century onward |
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Toward the future Forward in time I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring I look forward to seeing you |
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In a forward direction Go ahead The train moved ahead slowly The boat lurched ahead Moved onward into the forest They went slowly forward in the mud |
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Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments |