forward
/ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ adverbio A2En español: adelante, a partir de, avante
- At, near or towards the front of something. · She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.· The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
- At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing. · I leant forward to get a better look.· The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards. · After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.· Wind the film forward a few frames.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation. · Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
- In the usual order or sequence. · A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
- Into the future. · From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward. · The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.
De la biblioteca
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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