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adjective

ˈfrənt-wərd How to pronounce frontward (audio)
variants or frontwards
Definition of frontwardnext
as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas

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frontward

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adverb

variants or frontwards
as in before

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  1. front
  2. before
  3. forward
Adjective
  • Plans filed with the Landmarks Preservation Commission show a front facade that will remain largely intact, minus the retail space and fire escapes.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than pivot away from the high-pressing, front-foot football of Howe, Wilson tasked those involved in the identification of head coaches to double down upon those principles.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of front
Adverb
  • The day before, De Zerbi namechecked Gallagher as a player who can help his team from a set pieces and physicality perspective.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Navratil has tried to trap this colony unsuccessfully twice before.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of before
Adverb
  • In the end the judge denied Hochman's motion and ruled to go forward with the resentencing hearing and in May 2025 reduced the brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Then, flash forward, Marcia was back on our coast after her triumphant five or six years in New York, and suddenly Marcia and I had been shacked up for two years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of forward
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“Frontward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontward. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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