Meanings
present singular third person brings forward · participle present bringing forward · participle past brought forward · past brought forward
- idiomaticTo call up for consideration.
1 more example
Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43 - To make something happen earlier than originally planned.
The meeting has been brought forward by one day.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 提前
- 提前 (tai⁴ cin⁴)make happen earlier
Dutch vervroegen
- vervroegenmake happen earlier
Finnish aikaistaa, aientaa
- aikaistaamake happen earlier
- aientaamake happen earlier
- siirtää aiemmaksimake happen earlier
- varhentaamake happen earlier
German vorziehen
- vorziehenmake happen earlier
Hebrew הִקְדִּים
- הִקְדִּים (hikdím)make happen earlier
Hungarian felvet, felhoz
- felvetcall up
- felhozcall up
- indítványozcall up
- javasolcall up
- előrehozmake happen earlier
- előbbre hozmake happen earlier
- korábbra teszmake happen earlier
Irish tabhair chun tosaigh
- tabhair chun tosaighmake happen earlier
Italian anticipare
- anticiparemake happen earlier
Norwegian Bokmål fremskynde, framskynde
- fremskyndemake happen earlier
- framskyndemake happen earlier
Polish poddawać pod dyskusję, poddać pod dyskusję
- poddawać pod dyskusjęcall up
- poddać pod dyskusjęcall up
- przesuwać na wcześniejszy terminmake happen earlier
- przesunąć na wcześniejszy terminmake happen earlier
- przyspieszaćmake happen earlier
- przyspieszyćmake happen earlier
Portuguese adiantar, antecipar
- adiantarmake happen earlier
- anteciparmake happen earlier
Spanish adelantar, anticipar
- adelantarmake happen earlier
- anticiparmake happen earlier
- antelarmake happen earlier
Swedish tidigarelägga
- tidigareläggamake happen earlier
Cite this entry
bring forward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20forward
“bring forward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20forward. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring forward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20forward.
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