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Meanings of forrard in English

Spanish
adelante

At or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

      adelante
      Usage of forrard in English
      1
      Adam said to Napier, 'Take him forrard and report to my cox'n.
      Second to None
      2
      You'll go forrard and clean the forecastle-head and the fore main deck.
      A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle
      3
      But it will be pleasant to look forrard to a snug harbor bymeby.
      Kitty's Class Day and Other Stories
      4
      She is a right nice girl, and Tom is a very forrard boy.
      Family Pride; Or, Purified by Suffering
      5
      I began forrard, Mistress Prettybones, and worked my way aft, like a man.
      The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
      6
      You an' Emmy Jane crowd back on the cushion an' I'll set forrard.
      New Chronicles of Rebecca
      7
      Oh, he's forrard, right up in the bows, keepin' a lookout.
      The Stowaway Girl
      8
      Bear off forrard!' And as the stream carried them clear he added, 'Out oars!
      The Darkening Sea
      9
      Tuson said, I have had Captain Inch taken forrard, sir.
      Colors Aloft!
      10
      It's aft the most honour may be, but forrard you finds the better men.
      The Only Victor
      11
      Aft the most honour, mebbe, but forrard the better men!
      Second to None
      12
      Show a lantern forrard as planned. He glanced at Masters.
      Success to the Brave
      13
      Break up the casks of bacon in the forrard hold!
      The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
      14
      Lay out as far forrard as you can, an' pass the word for steerin'.
      The Stowaway Girl
      15
      Bear off forrard!' His voice sounded confident and strong.
      Relentless Pursuit
      16
      Yez'll notice, I was leanin' forrard at the time.
      Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
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      Forrard through the time
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