progress
progression
procession advance
advancement forward motion
onward motion | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
forward pass
aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
| forward | a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team |
futures exchange
futures market
forward market | a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded |
| flash-forward | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |
| forward | the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey |
passer
forward passer | (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass |
carry-over
carry-forward | the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves |
have a bun in the oven
bear
carry
gestate
expect | be pregnant with, She is bearing his child, The are expecting another child in January, I am carrying his child |
| expect | look forward to the birth of a child, She is expecting in March |
| expect | consider reasonable or due, I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed |
expect
anticipate | regard something as probable or likely, The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow |
expect look
await
wait | look forward to the probable occurrence of, We were expecting a visit from our relatives, She is looking to a promotion, he is waiting to be drafted |
| look forward | expect or hope for, I look to hear from you soon |
| ask require expect | consider obligatory, request and expect, We require our secretary to be on time, Aren't we asking too much of these children?, I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons |
submit
state put forward
posit | put before, I submit to you that the accused is guilty |
nominate
put up
put forward | propose as a candidate for some honor |
| call up bring forward | bring forward for consideration, The case was called up in court |
b raise conjure
conjure up
invoke
evoke stir
call down
arouse
bring up
put forward
call forth | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic, raise the specter of unemployment, he conjured wild birds in the air, call down the spirits from the mountain |
forward
send on | send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit, forward my mail |
| advance bring forward | cause to move forward, Can you move the car seat forward? |
proceed
go forward
continue | move ahead, travel onward in time or space, We proceeded towards Washington, She continued in the direction of the hills, We are moving ahead in time now |
barge
thrust ahead
push forward | push one's way, she barged into the meeting room |
carry over
carry forward | transfer from one time period to the next |
hunch
hump
hunch forward
hunch over | round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward |
come to the fore
step forward
come forward
step up
step to the fore
come out | make oneself visible, take action, Young people should step to the fore and help their peers |
assert
put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized, Women should assert themselves more! |
| forward | at or near or directed toward the front, the forward section of the aircraft, a forward plunge down the stairs, forward motion |
| forward | of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle, in a forward gear |
| forward | used of temperament or behavior, lacking restraint or modesty, a forward child badly in need of discipline |
advanced
forward-looking
innovative
modern | ahead of the times, the advanced teaching methods, had advanced views on the subject, a forward-looking corporation, is British industry innovative enough? |
advancing
forward
forward-moving | moving forward |
ahead onward onwards
forward forwards
forrader | 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 |
forward
forwards frontward
frontwards
forrad
forrard
,u n | 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) |
| ahead forward | 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 |
back and forth
backward and forward
to and fro | moving from one place to another and back again, he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York, the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner, the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day |
| forth forward onward | forward in time or order or degree, from that time forth, from the sixth century onward |
fore
forward | near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane, the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments |