forward
adverb
1 (also forwards) adverb towards frontchun tosaigh ar aghaidh chun cinn he moved forward bhog sé chun tosaigh, bhog sé ar aghaidhshe took a step forwards thóg sí céim chun cinnI looked forward d'fhéach mé chun tosaigh, d'fhéach mé amach romham, d'fhéach mé os mo chomhair amach 2 (also forwards) adverb towards good resultchun cinn chun tosaigh we're looking for a way forward táimid ag lorg slí chun cinn, táimid ar lorg bealach chun tosaighthe company has taken big steps forward tá céimeanna móra chun cinn tógtha ag an gcomhlacht, tá dul chun cinn mór déanta ag an gcomhlachtthat gets us no further forward ní haon chúnamh é sin dúinn, ní chuidíonn sin linn ar dhóigh ar bithShow full entry
3 (also forwards) adverb towards futurechun cinn chun tosaigh we're always looking forward bímid i gcónaí ag féachaint chun cinn, bíonn súil againn ar an todhchaí i gcónaífrom this day forward ón lá seo amach, ón lá seo ar aghaidh, as seo amach 4 (also forwards) adverb to earlier time or datechun cinn chun tosaigh she brought the meeting forward a week thug sí an cruinniú seachtain chun cinn, bhog sí an cruinniú chun tosaigh seachtain 5 adverb (also forwards) AERO, NAUT in ship, planechun tosaigh
adjective
6 adjective moving towards frontchun tosaigh ar aghaidh chun cinn a forward motion gluaiseacht chun tosaighhe made a forward movement bhog sé chun cinn 7 adjective relating to futurechun tosaigh ar aghaidh chun cinn we need some forward thinking ní mór dúinn a bheith ag pleanáil chun cinn, caithfimid a bheith ag breathnú romhainnthe group worked hard on a forward strategy d'oibrigh an grúpa go dícheallach ar straitéis chun iad a thabhairt chun tosaigh 8 adjective making progresschun cinn it's a forward step in the process céim chun cinn sa phróiseas atá ann 9 adjective COMM relating to later dateforward price réamhphraghas masc1forward delivery seachadadh ar ballforward market réamh-mhargadh 10 adjective AERO, NAUT in ship, planetosaigh gs as adj chun tosaigh forward cabin cábán tosaigh, cábán cinn 11 adjective MIL near enemy linestosaigh gs as adj tul- prefforward post post tosaigh, tulphost masc1 12 adjective over-confident, cheekydána adj3 dalba adj3 teanntásach adj1 treallúsach adj1 he's a forward young man fear óg dána atá annshe was forward enough to ask bhí sé de dhánacht inti an cheist a churI hope it's not too forward to ask tá súil agam nach bhfuil mé ródhána ag cur na ceiste, mura miste leat mé ag cur na ceisteit'd be very forward of him to do it ba dhána an mhaise dó é a dhéanamh, ba dhalba an mhaise dó é a dhéanamhverb
13 verb also COMP send on TRANSITIVEseol ar aghaidh cuir ar aghaidh forward the e-mail to me seol an r-phost ar aghaidh chugamsahe forwarded me a copy sheol sé cóip ar aghaidh chugam 14 verb help sth progress TRANSITIVEcuir chun cinn cuidigh le PhrV what can I do to forward the cause? cad é is féidir liom a dhéanamh chun an chúis a chur chun cinn?, céard is féidir liom a dhéanamh chun cuidiú leis an gcúis?noun
15 noun SPOR playertosaí masc4 he plays in the forwards imríonn sé sna tosaithe