forward

/ˈfɔːrwərd/

意味: 前方、先へ

例文: ALX took one bold step forward into the unknown.
　　  ALXは未知の世界に一歩大胆に踏み出した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: forward thinking(先進的な考え), forward motion(前進運動), forward plan(前向きな計画)

定義: 前や未来の方向に向かうことを指します。物や人が前に進むこと、または時間的に未来に進むことを表します。スポーツでは、攻撃的なポジションを指すこともあります。ビジネスや計画においては、未来を見据えて行動することを意味します。

forwardは約8,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析

レーダーチャート: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

　年代別単語頻度グラフ

このグラフは、1900年からの単語出現頻度の推移を示しています。値は ×10⁻⁸ スケールで表示されています。

　

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
Noun: a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
Verb: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Adjective: at or near or directed toward the front
Adjective: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
Adjective: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
Adjective: moving forward
Adverb: at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad’ and `forrard’ are dialectal variations)
Adverb: forward in time or order or degree
Adverb: toward the future; forward in time
Adverb: in a forward direction
Adverb: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She took a step forward confidently.(彼女は自信を持って一歩前に出た。)
Please move the chair forward a bit.(椅子を少し前に動かしてください。)
We are looking forward to the event.(私たちはそのイベントを楽しみにしている。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: forward my mail
Adjective: the forward section of the aircraft
Adjective: a forward plunge down the stairs
Adjective: forward motion
Adjective: a forward child badly in need of discipline
Adjective: in a forward gear
Adverb: he faced forward
Adverb: step forward
Adverb: she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
Adverb: from that time forth
Adverb: from the sixth century onward
Adverb: I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
Adverb: I look forward to seeing you
Adverb: go ahead
Adverb: the train moved ahead slowly
Adverb: the boat lurched ahead
Adverb: moved onward into the forest
Adverb: they went slowly forward in the mud
Adverb: the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): advancing, ahead, fore, forrad, forrader, forrard, forth, forward, forward-moving, forwards, frontward, frontwards, onward, onwards, send on

Antonyms(反意語): aft, back, backward, reverse

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): basketball player, position, transport

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): back, barge, catcher, center, center field, cleanup, dispatch, dribbler, dunker, first base, forward, goalkeeper, guard, left field, lineman, mid-off, mid-on, pitcher, railroad, right field, second base, shortstop, third base

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語):

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: forwarding, forwardness

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, Frozen, The Bad Guys, Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive