Forwards — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹwɚdz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːwədz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːwədz/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹwɚdz/.

Examples

forward my mail
he faced forward
step forward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onwards ahead frontwards forrard forrad onward forrader frontward send on forward

Antonyms

backward

Parts of Speech

noun	the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
noun	a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
verb	send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit “forward my mail”
adverb	at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations) “he faced forward”
adverb	in a forward direction “go ahead”

Word Forms

forwarding

noun

the act of sending on to another destination

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorwärts

die Person, die in bestimmten Spielen wie Basketball, Fußball oder Hockey die Position des Stürmers einnimmt

🇫🇷French

en avant

la personne qui joue le poste d'attaquant dans certains jeux, comme le basket-ball, le football ou le hockey

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia adelante

la persona que juega la posición de delantero en ciertos juegos, como baloncesto, fútbol o hockey

🇮🇹Italian

avanti

la persona che ricopre il ruolo di attaccante in determinati giochi, come basket, calcio o hockey

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruit

de persoon die de positie van aanvaller speelt in bepaalde spellen, zoals basketbal, voetbal of hockey

🇵🇹Portuguese

para a frente

a pessoa que desempenha a posição de atacante em certos jogos, como basquete, futebol ou hóquei

🇷🇺Russian

вперед

человек, который играет на позиции нападающего в определенных играх, таких как баскетбол, футбол или хоккей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे

वह व्यक्ति जो बास्केटबॉल, सॉकर या हॉकी जैसे कुछ खेलों में फॉरवर्ड की स्थिति में खेलता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফরোয়ার্ড

যে ব্যক্তি বাস্কেটবল, সকার বা হকির মতো নির্দিষ্ট গেমগুলিতে ফরোয়ার্ডের অবস্থানে খেলেন

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோக்கி

கூடைப்பந்து, கால்பந்து அல்லது ஹாக்கி போன்ற சில விளையாட்டுகளில் முன்னோக்கி நிலையை விளையாடும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుకు

బాస్కెట్‌బాల్, సాకర్ లేదా హాకీ వంటి నిర్దిష్ట గేమ్‌లలో ఫార్వర్డ్‌గా ఆడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे

बास्केटबॉल, सॉकर किंवा हॉकी सारख्या विशिष्ट खेळांमध्ये फॉरवर्डची स्थिती खेळणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ

બાસ્કેટબોલ, સોકર અથવા હોકી જેવી અમુક રમતોમાં આગળની સ્થિતિ ભજવનાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ

ಬ್ಯಾಸ್ಕೆಟ್‌ಬಾಲ್, ಸಾಕರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಹಾಕಿಯಂತಹ ಕೆಲವು ಆಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಫಾರ್ವರ್ಡ್ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಆಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നോട്ട്

ബാസ്കറ്റ്ബോൾ, സോക്കർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹോക്കി പോലുള്ള ചില ഗെയിമുകളിൽ ഫോർവേഡ് സ്ഥാനം കളിക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ

ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਖੇਡਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਗੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਖੇਡਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਬਾਸਕਟਬਾਲ, ਫੁਟਬਾਲ, ਜਾਂ ਹਾਕੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے

وہ شخص جو بعض کھیلوں میں آگے کی پوزیشن کھیلتا ہے، جیسے باسکٹ بال، ساکر، یا ہاکی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前锋

在某些比赛中担任前锋的人，例如篮球、足球或曲棍球

🇯🇵Japanese

🇰🇷Korean

앞으로

농구, 축구, 하키 등 특정 경기에서 포워드 포지션을 맡은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuyển tiếp

người chơi ở vị trí tiền đạo trong một số trò chơi nhất định, chẳng hạn như bóng rổ, bóng đá hoặc khúc côn cầu

🇹🇭Thai

ส่งต่อ

บุคคลที่เล่นตำแหน่งกองหน้าในเกมบางเกม เช่น บาสเก็ตบอล ฟุตบอล หรือฮ็อกกี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke depan

orang yang memainkan posisi penyerang dalam permainan tertentu, seperti bola basket, sepak bola, atau hoki

🇵🇭Filipino

pasulong

ang taong naglalaro ng posisyong pasulong sa ilang partikular na laro, gaya ng basketball, soccer, o hockey

🇲🇾Malay

ke hadapan

orang yang memainkan kedudukan hadapan dalam permainan tertentu, seperti bola keranjang, bola sepak atau hoki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلى الأمام

الشخص الذي يلعب مركز المهاجم في بعض الألعاب، مثل كرة السلة أو كرة القدم أو الهوكي

🇮🇷Persian

به جلو

فردی که در بازی های خاصی مانند بسکتبال، فوتبال یا هاکی در موقعیت فوروارد بازی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

forvet

basketbol, futbol veya hokey gibi belirli oyunlarda forvet pozisyonunda oynayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדימה

האדם שמשחק בעמדת הפורוורד במשחקים מסוימים, כגון כדורסל, כדורגל או הוקי

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