Verb

move forward (third-person singular simple present moves forward, present participle moving forward, simple past and past participle moved forward)Category:English lemmas#MOVEFORWARDCategory:English verbs#MOVEFORWARDCategory:English multiword terms#MOVEFORWARDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MOVEFORWARDCategory:Pages with entries#MOVE%20FORWARDCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MOVE%20FORWARD

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move,‎ forward.
2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MOVEFORWARD, figurative) To cause to make progress.
   • 2004 January 18, Fred A. Bernstein, “Greece's Colossal New Guilt Trip”, in The New York Times:

     Meanwhile, with the Olympics approaching, the Greek government has grown increasingly heavy-handed in its efforts to move the project forward.

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3. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#MOVEFORWARD, figurative) To make progress.

   This meeting is intended to help us move forward on the new project.Category:English terms with usage examples#MOVEFORWARD

4. (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#MOVEFORWARD) To modernize.
5. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MOVEFORWARD, USCategory:American English#MOVEFORWARD) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

   Synonyms: bring forward, move up

   Antonym: move back

   They decided to move the meeting forward by a day so that Aisha could attend before her vacation.Category:English terms with usage examples#MOVEFORWARD