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    Patwa headword

    Forward

    /FAH-wud/

    Verb
    Gloss
    "Arrive / Come"
    Definition
    To arrive at a place, come back, or move forward.
    Example
    "What time yuh a forward?" — "What time are you arriving?"
    Origin
    Rastafarian adaptation emphasizing positive movement.

    As an informal term, Forward is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.