frontward
/'frʌntwəd/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- Toward the front; in a direction that faces the front: "Frontward" describes movement or orientation directed to the front.
Usage
- "Frontward" is used to indicate direction. It is the opposite of "backward."
- It is a less common variant of the more frequently used adverb "forward." In many contexts, "forward" is preferred.
- The word can describe both physical movement and the orientation of objects.
Examples
- Adverb:
- She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine.
- Please slide the chair frontward to make more space behind it.
- The soldier took one careful step frontward.
Advanced Usage
- "frontward(s)": The form "frontwards" is also acceptable and has the same meaning. The "-s" is a common adverbial suffix in English (e.g., toward/towards, backward/backwards).
- The car rolled slowly frontwards down the gentle slope.
Variants and Related Words
- Forward (adv.): Toward the front; in the direction that one is facing or traveling. This is the most common synonym.
- Forrad, Forrard (adv.): Dialectal variations meaning "forward" or "frontward."
- Frontward (adj.): While primarily an adverb, it can occasionally function as an adjective meaning "directed toward the front," though this is rare.
- a frontward motion
Synonyms
- Forward: Toward the front.
- Onward: In a continuing forward direction; ahead.
- Ahead: In front; in the forward direction.
Antonyms
- Backward: Toward the back.
- Rearward: Toward the rear.
Notes
- "Frontward" is perfectly correct but is used less often in everyday modern English than "forward." It may be found in more formal or technical descriptions of movement or direction.
- The example from the reference () demonstrates its use for contrasting precise, opposite directions.
Adverb
- at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
- he faced forward
- step forward
- she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine