forward /'fɒ:wәd/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• (n.) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
• (v.) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

Chinese translation

• a. 向前的, 早的, 迅速的, 在前的, 进步的
• vt. 促进...的生长, 转寄, 运送
• adv. 向前地

Word details

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

/'fɒ:wәd/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 5.12 · Common

Word forms

forwarded, forwarding, forwards

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