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View synonyms for vanward

vanward

[ van-werd ]

adjective

  1. toward or in the van or front.


vanward

/ ˈvænwəd /

adjective

  1. in or towards the front
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vanward1

First recorded in 1810–20; van 1 + -ward
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Example Sentences

A man should be only partially before his time—to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.

With them go certain other Bavarians; accompanying or preceding, as in the Vanward case.

Vanward, van′wawrd, adj. (rare) situated in or pertaining to the van or front.

A man should be only partially before his time: to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.

In the vanward, or vanguard; misprinted "vanward" in some editions.

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