Frontwards — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈʌntwɚdz/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈʌntwədz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈʌntwədz/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈʌntwɚdz/.

Examples

he faced forward
step forward
she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forwards forrard forrad frontward forward

Antonyms

backward

Parts of Speech

adverb

at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

“he faced forward”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach vorne

an oder nach oder nach vorne; ; ; ; („forrad“ und „forrard“ sind dialektale Variationen)

🇫🇷French

en avant

à ou vers ou vers l'avant; ; ; ; (« forrad » et « forrard » sont des variations dialectales)

🇪🇸Spanish

adelante

en o hacia o hacia el frente; ; ; ; (`forrad' y `forrard' son variaciones dialectales)

🇮🇹Italian

in avanti

in o verso o verso la parte anteriore; ; ; ; ("forrad" e "forrard" sono variazioni dialettali)

🇳🇱Dutch

naar voren

op of aan of richting de voorkant; ; ; ; (`forrad' en `forrard' zijn dialectvariaties)

🇵🇹Portuguese

para frente

em ou para ou em direção à frente; ; ; ; (`forrad' e `forrard' são variações dialetais)

🇷🇺Russian

вперед

или вперед, или вперед; ; ; ; («форрад» и «форрард» — диалектные варианты)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामने की ओर

पर या की ओर या सामने की ओर; ; ; ; (`फ़ोरराड' और `फ़ोरार्ड' द्वंद्वात्मक रूपांतर हैं)

🇧🇩Bengali

সামনের দিকে

at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`ফররাড' এবং `ফররাড' হল উপভাষাগত ভিন্নতা)

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோக்கி

முன் அல்லது அதற்கு அல்லது நோக்கி; ; ; ; (`forrad' மற்றும் `forrard' என்பது இயங்கியல் மாறுபாடுகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందువైపు

ముందు లేదా వైపు; ; ; ; (`ఫోరాడ్' మరియు `ఫోరార్డ్' మాండలిక వైవిధ్యాలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

समोर

समोर किंवा त्याच्या दिशेने; ; ; ; (`फोराड' आणि `फोरार्ड' द्वंद्वात्मक भिन्नता आहेत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળની તરફ

આગળ અથવા તરફ અથવા તરફ; ; ; ; (`ફોરાડ' અને `ફોરાર્ડ' એ બોલીની વિવિધતા છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ

ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ; ; ; ; (`ಫಾರ್ರಾಡ್' ಮತ್ತು `ಫಾರಾರ್ಡ್' ಆಡುಭಾಷೆಯ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നിലേക്ക്

മുൻവശത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അങ്ങോട്ടോ നേരെയോ; ; ; ; (`ഫോറാഡ്', `ഫോറാർഡ്' എന്നിവ വൈരുദ്ധ്യാത്മക വ്യതിയാനങ്ങളാണ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਵੱਲ

ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਲ; ; ; ; ('ਫੋਰਰਾਡ' ਅਤੇ 'ਫੋਰਾਡ' ਉਪਭਾਸ਼ਾਤਮਕ ਭਿੰਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਹਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سامنے کی طرف

سامنے کی طرف یا اس کی طرف؛ ; ; ; ('فورراڈ' اور 'فوررڈ' جدلیاتی تغیرات ہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向前

位于前方、到达前方或朝向前方； ; ; ; （“forrad”和“forrard”是方言变体）

🇯🇵Japanese

前方

正面に、または正面に向かって、または正面に向かって。 ; ; ; (「forrad」と「forrard」は方言のバリエーションです)

🇰🇷Korean

앞으로

또는 앞쪽으로 또는 앞쪽으로; ; ; ; (`forrad'와 `forrard'는 방언 변형입니다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía trước

tại hoặc tới hoặc hướng về phía trước; ; ; ; (`forrad' và `forrard' là các biến thể phương ngữ)

🇹🇭Thai

ข้างหน้า

ที่หรือถึงหรือไปทางด้านหน้า ; ; ; (`forrad' และ `forrard' เป็นรูปแบบภาษาถิ่น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke depan

di atau ke atau ke arah depan; ; ; ; (`forrad' dan `forrard' adalah variasi dialek)

🇵🇭Filipino

paharap

sa o sa o patungo sa harap; ; ; ; (Ang `forrad' at `forrard' ay mga pagkakaiba-iba ng dayalekto)

🇲🇾Malay

ke hadapan

di atau ke atau ke arah hadapan; ; ; ; (`forrad' dan `forrard' ialah variasi dialek)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

على نحو مجنح

في أو إلى أو نحو الأمام؛ ; ; ; ('forrad' و'forrard' هما اختلافات في اللهجة)

🇮🇷Persian

رو به جلو

در یا به یا به سمت جلو؛ ; ; ; («فوراد» و «فورارد» گونه های گویشی هستند)

🇹🇷Turkish

öne doğru

öne veya öne doğru; ; ; ; ("forrad" ve "forrard" diyalektik varyasyonlardır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

קדימה

בחזית או אל או לכיוון החזית; ; ; ; ('forrad' ו-'forrard' הם וריאציות דיאלקטיות)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'frontwards'?

The primary meaning of 'frontwards' is 'at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'frontwards' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'frontwards' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'frontwards' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'frontwards' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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