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front·ward

(frŭnt′wərd)

adv. & adj.

Toward, to, or at the front.

front′wards adv.

frontwards

(ˈfrʌntwədz) ,

frontward

frontways

adv

towards the front

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frontwards - at or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward

dialect, idiom, accent - the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

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Hart did not deny that sophisticated parties might plan their affairs with knowledge of the law of remedies and conflicts, but for the analyst to focus on rules of that kind while neglecting norms about primary conduct would be to reason backwards not frontwards.

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That makes it completely safe for kids to jump effortlessly up into the air, safely somersaulting frontwards or backwards," Sarah Batlouni, a Lebanese expat, visiting the Global Village with her family, told Khaleej Times.