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Definition: Forward-looking |
Forward-lookingAdjective1. Ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "forward-looking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references) |
Synonyms: Forward-lookingSynonyms: advanced (adj), innovative (adj), modern (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Forward-looking |
| English words defined with "forward-looking": advanced ♦ innovative ♦ modern. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "forward-looking": University of Edinburgh. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | As true for all forward-looking economic forecasts, certain critical assumptions must be made. (references) | |
Icon Group reports, including the present report, make numerous forward-looking statements which should be treated as such. (references) | ||
The above caveats, and the fact that statements made in this report are forward-looking, requires that this point be emphasized. (references) | ||
Economic History | Korea | To strengthen lending practices, regulators forced banks to adopt international accounting standards and use forward-looking criteria (FLC) when making provisions for non-performing loans. (references) |
Thailand | In surveying the Best Prospect economic sectors that follow, American companies are advised to evaluate the many commercial opportunities that are available in Thailand based on the forward-looking vantage point of the year 2002, rather than focusing on the current softness in Thailand's economy. (references) | |
Human Rights | Guatemala | COPREDEH, the President's own commission for human rights, came under attack from hard-liners within the Government opposed to the initiatives taken by the organization to advance a responsive and forward-looking human rights policy. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | I summon all honest men, all patriotic, all forward-looking men, to my side. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | That requires a forward-looking plan of action, and that's exactly what we will be sending to the Congress. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Forward-looking" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 94.12% of the time. "Forward-looking" is used about 68 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 94.12% | 64 | 42,009 |
| Noun (singular) | 4.41% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.47% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 68 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "forward-looking": non-forward-looking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "forward-looking"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | progresiv (onward, progressive), i kujdesshëm (accurate, attentive, canny, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, circumspective, conservative, considerate, deliberate, diligent, forethoughtful, grandmotherly, guarded, heedful, monitorial, observant, precise, thoughtful, up and coming, wary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | с поглед към бъдещето, прогресивен (progressive, with it). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fremadskuende undersoegelse (forward-looking study), forventet langsigtet gennemsnitlig differensomkostning (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost), værdiansættelse til forventet værdi (evaluation of forward-looking value), prognosebaseret arbejdsmarkedsstyring (forward-looking labour market management), ledende indikator (forward-looking data). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | waardebepaling tegen toekomstige waarde (evaluation of forward-looking value), Strategische Doelstellingen voor de Toekomst (Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies), op lange termijn verwachte gemiddelde incrementele kosten (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost), onderzoek van toekomstige ontwikkelingen (forward-looking study), methoden voor toekomstgericht management van het arbeidspotentieel (methods for forward-looking labour force management), gegeven met prognostische waarde (forward-looking data). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pitkäntähtäyksen tutkimus (forward-looking study). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | méthodes de gestion prévisionnelle des emplois (methods for forward-looking labour force management), gestion prévisionnelle de l'emploi (forward-looking labour market management, forward-looking labour-market management), essai de prospective (forward-looking study), donnée prévisionnelle (forward-looking data), coût marginal prospectif moyen long terme (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost), évaluation la valeur prospective (evaluation of forward-looking value). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | fortschrittlich (advanced, progressive, progressively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μέθοδοι διαχείρισης της απασχόλησης βάσει προβλέψεων (methods for forward-looking labour force management), μελέτη προοπτικών (forward-looking study), μελλοντοστραφές μακροπρόθεσμο μέσο οριακό κόστος (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost), μελλοντοστραφής μακροπρόθεσμη μέση οριακή δαπάνη (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost), αποτίμηση σε μελλοντοστραφή αξία (evaluation of forward-looking value), αποτίμηση σε προσδοκώμενη αξία (evaluation of forward-looking value), αποτίμηση σε προβλεπόμενη μελλοντικά αξία (evaluation of forward-looking value), δεδομένα σχετικά με μελλοντικές εξελίξεις (forward-looking data). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elõrenézõ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | valutazione al valore prospettico (evaluation of forward-looking value), studio in prospettiva futura (forward-looking study), metodi di gestione previsionale dei posti di lavoro (methods for forward-looking labour force management), gestione previsionale dell'occupazione (forward-looking labour market management), dato di proiezione (forward-looking data), costo incrementato medio prospettivo di lungo periodo (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | orward-lookingfay métodos de gestão previsional dos empregos (methods for forward-looking labour force management), ensaio prospectivo (forward-looking study), dado prospectivo (forward-looking data). (various references) предусмотрительный (far-seeing, forethoughtful, long-headed, provident, prudent). (various references) dalekovidan. (various references) valoración en valor prospectivo (evaluation of forward-looking value), métodos de gestión planificadora de los empleos (methods for forward-looking labour force management), estudio prospectivo (forward-looking study, prospective study), dato sobre previsión (forward-looking data), coste incremental medio prospectivo a largo plazo (forward-looking long-run average incremental cost). (various references) framsynt (far sighted, farseeing, farsighted, forethoughtful, gifted with second sight, long sighted), förutseende (anticipative, anticipatory, far sighted, farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresight, forethought, forethoughtful, long sighted, prevision, provident, wise). (various references) ileriyi gören (clear-sighted, far sighted, farseeing, farsighted, longheaded, prescient, quick-eyed), ileriye dönük (prudential), ileri görüşlü (clear-sighted, latitudinarian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-f-g-i-k-l-n-o-o-o-r-r-w" | |
-4 letters: forwarding. | |
-5 letters: farrowing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 6F 72 77 61 72 64 2D 6C 6F 6F 6B 69 6E 67 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101111 01110010 01110111 01100001 01110010 01100100 00101101 01101100 01101111 01101111 01101011 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F o r w a r d - l o o k i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 006F 0072 0077 0061 0072 0064 002D 006C 006F 006F 006B 0069 006E 0067 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)408184896784701578818177758073 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Speeches 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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vertaling, transferim, transmetim, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان, транслация, огъване, превод, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, превеждане, 翻译, překlad, oversættelse, translatie, taajuusmuutos, translaatio, traduction, oersetting, Übersetzung, μετάφραση, תור'מ ות, תר'ום, "עתק", "עתק, fordítás, traduzione, 翻訳 , へい"ういどう, やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, トランスレーション , やくじゅつ, ほ"やくしょ, 번역, tradukshon, tradução, translaţie, tãlmãcire, traducere, сдвиг, трансляция, перемещение, перевод, tumačenje, traducción, översättning, tercüme, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích, trosiad, for translation; Albaans, Albanies, Albaniese taal, shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, Albanyano, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanees, albanskt, albanialainen, Albanais, Albaneesk, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, arbnisht, arbërisht, albán, albanskur, albanska, AlbÚinis, albanese, 알"니아, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, Alapania, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець, for Albanian; Bulgaars, Bulgaar, bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, Búlgaru, български, български език, българин, Bulgaryan, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgarer, bulgarskt, bulgarialainen, Bulgaarsk, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bullgar, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, Bułgar, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri, for Bulgarian; Deens, danisht, danishte, لغة الدانمركية, نوع كعك, دانماركي, датски език, датски, Daniko, 丹麦语, dánský, dánština, danskur, danskt, tanskalainen, danois, Deensk, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, עו'ת שמרים, " י, dán, danska, Danmhairgis, danese, 덴마크, Danvargish, Danvargagh, danes, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова, tiếng Đan-mạch, for Danish; Nederlands, Hollands, holandez, هولندي, اللغة الهولندية, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, Olandes, 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, holandský, nizozemský, hollandsk, hollendskt, hollantilainen, néerlandais, Nederlânsk, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holandisht, "ול "י, holland, hollenskur, Ollainnis, olandese, 네덜란", Belanda, Ollanish, Germaanish, Tatimana, nederlandsk, ulandes, hulandes, holandês, neerlandés, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, bakratongo, holländsk, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський, ngôn ngữ khó hiểu, "b xã", for Dutch; Fins, finlandez, finlandishte, finlandisht, اللغة الفنلندية, فنلندية, فنلندي, фински език, фински, Pinlandino, 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, finský, finskt, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, פי י, finn, finnskur, finnska, finlandese, 핀란", Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, finlandês, finês, finlandezã, финский, Finisi, finski jezik, finski, finlandés, finés, finsk, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський, tiếng Phần-lan, for Finnish; Franse taal, Frans, franceze, francez, frëngjisht, frëng, frëngjishte, فرنسي, اللغة الفرنسية, الشعب الفرنسي, gall, френски език, френски, Pranses, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzština, francouzský, franskur, franskt, ranskalainen, français, Frânsk, französisch, γάλλοσ, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, צרפתי, צרפתית, francia, Fraincis, francese, フレコン化 , フランス" , 仏文 , 仏 , ふつぶ", フレンチ , フランセ , ふつ, "랑스, Perancis, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, frances, franses, francês, francezii, francezã, franţuzesc, franţuzeşte, французский, Falani, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, sí-Fulentji, fransk, franska, fransızca, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransız, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький, Ffrengig, isiFulentshi, for French; Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, الهنغاري, مجري, هنغاري, المجري, اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Russies, Rus, الروسية, روسي, اللغة الروسية, Rusu, руски, руски език, руснак, Rusyan, 俄語 , 俄语, 俄文 , ruština, ruský, russer, russur, russiskt, venäläinen, Russysk, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, רוסי, orosz, rússneskur, Rússi, Rúisis, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, Rooshish, Rooshagh, russisk, Rosjanin, русский, Lusia, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, sí-Rashîya, ryss, ชาวรัสเซีย, rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga, for Russian; 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk, เกี่ยวกับ าษาเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, าษาหลักของชาวเซอร์เบียและโครเอเชีย, for Serbo-Croatian; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; Turks, turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, Turcu, турски, турски език, Turko, 土耳其, 土耳其語 , tureètina, turecký, turkist, turkkilainen, turque, turc, Turksk, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, טורקי, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türk, türkçe, турецька мова, турецький, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ, for Turkish; |
