Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

move forward

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: move -for-ward
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.

verb

To cause to make progress.

Transitive verb

verb

To make progress.

Intransitive verb

verb

Intransitive verb

verb

To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, the Greek government has grown increasingly heavy-handed in its efforts to move the project forward."
"This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project."
"They decided to move the meeting forward by a day so that Aisha could attend before her vacation."

Usage

Inflected Forms

moves forward (present, singular) moving forward (participle, present) moved forward (participle, past) moved forward (past)

Synonyms

bring forward move up

Antonyms

move back

Questions

What does move forward mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.

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