move forward en · VERB
Meanings
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.
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(figuratively, transitive) To cause to make progress.
Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, the Greek government has grown increasingly heavy-handed in its efforts to move the project forward.
2004 January 18, Fred A. Bernstein, “Greece's Colossal New Guilt Trip”, in The New York Times:
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(figuratively, intransitive) To make progress.
This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.
- (intransitive) To modernize.
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(US, transitive) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.
They decided to move the meeting forward by a day so that Aisha could attend before her vacation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moved forward | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| moved forward | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| moves forward | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| moving forward | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
es adelantar (to make progress) · uk просува́ти (to cause to make progress) · ru продвига́ть (to cause to make progress) · nb komme seg videre (to make progress) · ru продви́нуть (to cause to make progress) · de vorwärtstreiben (to cause to make progress) · uk просу́нути (to cause to make progress) · es ir adelante (to make progress) · pt adiantar (to cause to make progress) · eo antaŭeniĝi (to make progress) · de vorantreiben (to cause to make progress)