forward
/ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ verb C1- To advance, promote. · He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
- To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party. · I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
- To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- To arrive, come.
He/she/it forwards · Past forwarded · Past participle forwarded · -ing form forwarding
Verb forms
- Base form
- forward
- He/she/it
- forwards
- Past
- forwarded
- Past participle
- forwarded
- -ing form
- forwarding
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The housekeeper came forward, and told them it was the picture of a young gentleman, the son of her late master’s steward, who had been brought up by him at his own expense.
“And when you are looking forward to be captain, it was wrong to annoy the owner.”
Little Toto, now that he had an enemy to face, ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy, fearing Toto would be killed, and heedless of danger, rushed forward and slapped the Lion upon his nose as hard as she could, while she cried out:
But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering that there were two of them and only one of him, the Kalidahs again rushed forward, and the Lion crossed over the tree and turned to see what they would do next.
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