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go forward

/goʊ ˌfɔrwərd/
/gəʊ ˈfɔwəd/
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Other forms: went forward; going forward; gone forward; goes forward

Definitions of go forward
  1. verb
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
    synonyms: continue, proceed
    bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
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    types:
    head
    to go or travel towards
    trace
    make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
    roar
    act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
    limp
    proceed slowly or with difficulty
    wander
    go via an indirect route or at no set pace
    make, take
    head into a specified direction
    type of:
    go, locomote, move, travel
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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