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BRING FORWARD
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring forward for consideration
Example:
The case was called up in court
Synonyms:
bring forward; call up
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bring forward" is one way to...):
raise (cause to be heard or known; express or utter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to move forward
Example:
Can you move the car seat forward?
Synonyms:
advance; bring forward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "bring forward" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring forward"):
nose (advance the forward part of with caution)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
