Forward in Different Languages
Discover 'Forward' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Forward
Afrikaans vorentoe | ||
Albanian përpara | ||
Amharic ወደፊት | ||
Arabic إلى الأمام | ||
Armenian առաջ | ||
Assamese আগলৈ | ||
Aymara nayraqata | ||
Azerbaijani irəli | ||
Bambara ɲɛ | ||
Basque aurrera | ||
Belarusian наперад | ||
Bengali এগিয়ে | ||
Bhojpuri आगे | ||
Bosnian naprijed | ||
Bulgarian напред | ||
Catalan endavant | ||
Cebuano sa unahan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 前锋 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 前鋒 | ||
Corsican avanti | ||
Croatian naprijed | ||
Czech vpřed | ||
Danish frem | ||
Dhivehi ކުރިޔަށް | ||
Dogri अग्गें | ||
Dutch vooruit | ||
English forward | ||
Esperanto antaŭen | ||
Estonian edasi | ||
Ewe ŋgᴐgbe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pasulong | ||
Finnish eteenpäin | ||
French vers l'avant | ||
Frisian foarút | ||
Galician adiante | ||
Georgian წინ | ||
German nach vorne | ||
Greek προς τα εμπρός | ||
Guarani tenonde gotyo | ||
Gujarati આગળ | ||
Haitian Creole pi devan | ||
Hausa gaba | ||
Hawaiian mua | ||
Hebrew קָדִימָה | ||
Hindi आगे | ||
Hmong rau pem hauv ntej | ||
Hungarian előre | ||
Icelandic áfram | ||
Igbo gaa n'ihu | ||
Ilocano umabante | ||
Indonesian meneruskan | ||
Irish ar aghaidh | ||
Italian inoltrare | ||
Japanese フォワード | ||
Javanese maju | ||
Kannada ಮುಂದೆ | ||
Kazakh алға | ||
Khmer ទៅមុខ | ||
Kinyarwanda imbere | ||
Konkani फुडें व्हरप | ||
Korean 앞으로 | ||
Krio wet fɔ | ||
Kurdish pêşve | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بۆ پێشەوە | ||
Kyrgyz алдыга | ||
Lao ຕໍ່ | ||
Latin ante | ||
Latvian uz priekšu | ||
Lingala kokende liboso | ||
Lithuanian persiųsti | ||
Luganda mu maaso | ||
Luxembourgish no vir | ||
Macedonian напред | ||
Maithili अग्रभाग | ||
Malagasy handroso | ||
Malay ke hadapan | ||
Malayalam ഫോർവേഡ് ചെയ്യുക | ||
Maltese quddiem | ||
Maori whakamua | ||
Marathi पुढे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯝꯗ | ||
Mizo hmalam | ||
Mongolian урагш | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရှေ့သို့ | ||
Nepali अगाडि | ||
Norwegian framover | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) patsogolo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଆଗକୁ | ||
Oromo gara fuulduraatti | ||
Pashto مخکی | ||
Persian رو به جلو | ||
Polish naprzód | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) frente | ||
Punjabi ਅੱਗੇ | ||
Quechua ñawpaqman | ||
Romanian redirecţiona | ||
Russian вперед | ||
Samoan i luma | ||
Sanskrit अग्रतः | ||
Scots Gaelic air adhart | ||
Sepedi pele | ||
Serbian напред | ||
Sesotho pele | ||
Shona mberi | ||
Sindhi اڳتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඉදිරියට | ||
Slovak dopredu | ||
Slovenian naprej | ||
Somali horay u soco | ||
Spanish adelante | ||
Sundanese ka payun | ||
Swahili mbele | ||
Swedish fram- | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pasulong | ||
Tajik ба пеш | ||
Tamil முன்னோக்கி | ||
Tatar forward | ||
Telugu ముందుకు | ||
Thai ไปข้างหน้า | ||
Tigrinya ንቅድሚት | ||
Tsonga emahlweni | ||
Turkish ileri | ||
Turkmen öňe | ||
Twi (Akan) kɔ anim | ||
Ukrainian вперед | ||
Urdu آگے | ||
Uyghur ئالدىغا | ||
Uzbek oldinga | ||
Vietnamese ở đằng trước | ||
Welsh ymlaen | ||
Xhosa phambili | ||
Yiddish פאָרויס | ||
Yoruba siwaju | ||
Zulu phambili |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'vorentoe' comes from the Dutch word 'voren', meaning 'in front', and the suffix '-toe', indicating direction. |
| Albanian | "Përpara" derives from the Proto-Indo-European word "per" with the comparative ending "-para", meaning "before" or "in front of". |
| Amharic | The word "ወደፊት" ("forward") in Amharic is derived from the root word "ፈተ" ("to face, to meet"), indicating a direction towards the future or facing something. |
| Arabic | Arabic word "إلى الأمام" also means "ahead" and "beforehand". |
| Armenian | The word առաջ in Armenian can also mean 'before,' 'to the head of,' or 'to the front of' in a more general sense. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "irəli" ("forward") in Azerbaijani is derived from the Persian word "irayan" ("front") and the Turkish suffix "-li" ("having"). |
| Basque | The word “aurrera” may mean “to progress” or “to carry forward” and was originally "aurera". |
| Belarusian | The word "наперад" can also mean "ahead" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | এগিয়ে also means 'to make progress' in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "naprijed" is a compound of the preposition "na" and the noun "prijed" meaning "front". |
| Bulgarian | The word "напред" can also mean "to progress" or "to advance". |
| Catalan | The word "endavant" comes from the Latin "inde ab ante," meaning "from the front." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 前锋 was originally an administrative position of the Han Dynasty and was also related to music in ancient China, referring to the first of the eight types of ancient Chinese music. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "前鋒" (forward) in Chinese literally means "the front of the vanguard." |
| Corsican | The word "avanti" can also mean "later" or "soon" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The etymology of "naprijed" is "na prědъ", meaning "in front of". |
| Czech | Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *per-edъ, meaning “onward” or “in front”. |
| Danish | Although "frem" primarily means "forward", it can also be used in the sense of "progress" or "going somewhere new". |
| Dutch | In sailing, "vooruit" can mean either "forward" or "tack forward" |
| Esperanto | "Antaŭen" comes from "antaŭ" (before) and is a synonym of "antaŭe" (previously). |
| Estonian | Edasi is also used as a noun for 'progress' or an 'advance' in Estonian. |
| Finnish | The word "eteenpäin" derives from the Finnish words "eteen" (meaning "forward") and "päin" (meaning "direction"). |
| French | The French expression "vers l'avant" is also an idiomatic expression which means "to progress". |
| Frisian | The word "foarút" in Frisian can also mean "progress" or "advancement". |
| Galician | The Galician word "adiante" also means "a short distance away" or "nearby". |
| Georgian | წინ, meaning "forward" in Georgian, may also mean "front" or "before". |
| German | The word "nach vorne" in German comes from "nach" (after) and "vorne" (front), and can also mean "out front" or "up front." |
| Greek | Προς τα εμπρός may derive from the word “πρός” (towards), as a movement towards the front. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "આગળ" can also mean "ahead", "forth", or "beforehand" |
| Haitian Creole | "Pi devan" literally means "in front of" or "before" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The etymology of the Hausa word |
| Hawaiian | "Mua" can also mean "front" or "ahead" in Hawaiian, and is related to the word "mua'au" which means "to face forward". |
| Hebrew | The word "קָדִימָה" also means "east" in Hebrew, as the east is the direction one faces when looking forward. |
| Hindi | The word "आगे" in Hindi, meaning "forward" or "ahead," also has connotations of "progress" or "advancement." |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "rau pem hauv ntej" can also mean "progress" or "advancement" depending on the context. |
| Hungarian | "Előre" also means "advance payment" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | Áfram also means 'forth' in Old Norse and has a similar meaning in many other Germanic languages. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "gaa n'ihu" can also mean "to progress" or "to develop." |
| Indonesian | The word "meneruskan" can also mean "continue", "pursue", or "carry on" in Indonesian. |
| Italian | "inoltrare" is derived from the Latin word "intro" meaning "within" and "altare" meaning "altar". |
| Japanese | The word フォワード can also mean "forwarding agent" or "striker" in a sports context. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "maju" can also refer to "progress" or "advancement." |
| Kannada | Though "ಮುಂದೆ" primarily means "forward," it can also mean "in the future" or "on the next page." |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "алға" also means "progress," "advancement," or "development". |
| Khmer | The word "ទៅមុខ" can also mean "forth and back" or "back and forth" in Khmer. |
| Korean | In Korean, "앞으로" not only refers to spatial direction, but also has temporal and figurative meanings, such as "in the future" or "henceforth". |
| Kurdish | The Kurdish word "pêşve" has Indo-European roots and is also cognate with the Sanskrit word "pravi" meaning "before". |
| Kyrgyz | The term "алдыга" (forward) is derived from the verb "алдоо" (to lead) in Kyrgyz, but can also refer to an advance or progress. |
| Lao | "ຕໍ່" (forward) can also mean "to continue" or "to add on to something." |
| Latin | "Ante" in Latin also means "before" or "in front of". |
| Latvian | The word "uz priekšu" in Latvian can also mean "to the front" or "ahead". |
| Lithuanian | The word "Persiųsti" in Lithuanian shares the same root as "siųsti" (to send), and is also related to "per" (through) and "siųsti" (to move). |
| Luxembourgish | In German, "no vir" means "forward" or "in front of". |
| Macedonian | The word "напред" can also mean "progress" or "development" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The word "handroso" also means "beautiful" or "handsome" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | "Ke hadapan" literally means "to the front", but it can also mean "in the future". |
| Maltese | "Quddiem" can also mean "forefoot" or "heel" in Maltese depending on the context. |
| Maori | The Maori word "whakamua" can also mean "to progress" or "to advance". |
| Marathi | The word "पुढे" in Marathi can also mean "ahead" or "in front of". |
| Mongolian | Урагш shares the same Turkic root of |
| Nepali | "आगाडि” is a cognate of the Hindi term “आगे” ( आगे) which comes ultimately from the Sanskrit root “अग्र” ( agra), meaning "foremost, chief, first, top, or front." |
| Norwegian | The word "framover" in Norwegian, meaning "forward," is derived from Old Norse "fram" (meaning "forward, ahead") and "over" (movement, action). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "patsogolo" is derived from the Proto-Bantu word "*-tɔŋɔ". It can also mean "ahead" or "the future". |
| Pashto | The word 'مخکی' can also refer to the front or head of something. |
| Persian | The Persian word "رو به جلو" can also mean "progress" or "advancement". |
| Polish | The word "Naprzód" in Polish shares the same root as "naprawa" ("repair") signifying a sense of restoration or fixing. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, 'frente' also means 'borderline,' possibly due to the commonality of facing borders when going forward. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਅੱਗੇ" also means "first thing in the morning" or "after waking up". |
| Romanian | The word "redirecţiona" comes from the Latin word "dirigere," which means "to direct" or "to guide." |
| Russian | The word "вперед" comes from the Old Russian word "передъ", which means "in front" or "before". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, “i luma” also means “in front of”. |
| Scots Gaelic | The spelling 'air adhart' may be used to avoid confusion with the preposition 'air dheirg' (over, upon). |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "напред" can also mean "progress" or "advancement". |
| Sesotho | It can also refer to a young woman or to fire. |
| Shona | The word "mberi" also refers to the front or beginning of something. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "اڳتي" is derived from the Sanskrit word "अग्रे" and means "in front" or "onward". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "ඉදිරියට" not only means "forward," but also "ahead," "in advance," and "progressively." |
| Slovak | The Slovak word 'dopredu' can also mean 'in advance' or 'ahead' in English. |
| Slovenian | Naprej is also the imperative form of the verb naprejati 'to progress' and in this context means 'go on', 'continue'. |
| Somali | Horay can also be used to refer to 'progressing', while u soco has alternative meanings such as 'advance' and 'move on'. |
| Spanish | "Adelante" comes from the Arabic word "ad-da'wah", meaning "the call" or "the invitation". |
| Sundanese | Ka payun can also mean "progress" or "improvement" in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word "mbele" can also mean "in front of" or "ahead of" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | The word "fram" in Swedish also means "forth," "out," "away," or "onward." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pasulong" in Tagalog can be traced from the Spanish term "paso longo" that means long or large steps. |
| Tajik | The word "ба пеш" can also mean "in front" or "ahead". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "முன்னோக்கி" translates to "forward," but can also refer to looking ahead, making progress, or facing the future. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "ముందుకు" also means "in the presence of" or "before". |
| Thai | The original meaning of "ไปข้างหน้า" is "to the countryside or forest" |
| Turkish | The word "ileri" in Turkish also means "advanced" or "progressive". |
| Ukrainian | In archaic Russian, the word could also mean "out". |
| Urdu | The word "آگے" can also mean "in front" or "before". |
| Uzbek | The word "oldinga" also means "forward" in Uzbek and is derived from the root word "ol" meaning "to be" or "to become." |
| Vietnamese | "Ở đằng trước" can also mean "in front of" or "before" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The word "ymlaen" is also used in Welsh to mean "front" or "ahead". |
| Xhosa | Phambili also means "in the face" or "to the forefront" and is related to the verb phambisa, which means "to bring to the forefront" or "to promote." |
| Yiddish | The word "פאָרויס" (''forward'') derives from the Middle High German word "vorus," which itself derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "per" (''forward''). |
| Yoruba | Siwaju can also mean the front of a line or group and is used figuratively to refer to a leader or someone who is in charge. |
| Zulu | The root word, phamb-, also means 'first', 'leading' or 'pioneer' |
| English | Forward, in addition to the usual meaning of "ahead," can also be used as a noun referring to a player in team sports who plays ahead of the other players. |