foreward

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noun

An advance group; the vanguard.

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Meanings

foreward1

nounforeward (plural forewards)

plural forewards

  1. obsoleteAn advance group; the vanguard.

    My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.

    c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], lines 403-404

foreward2

verbforeward (third-person singular simple present forewards, present participle forewarding, simple past and past participle forewarded)

present singular third person forewards · participle present forewarding · participle past forewarded · past forewarded

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of forward.

foreward3

adverb
  1. misspellingMisspelling of forward.

Origin

From fore + -ward.

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Anagrams

foredraw
Cite this entry
APA

foreward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreward

MLA

“foreward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreward. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreward,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreward.

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