vorwärts

Vorwärts is a German adverb meaning forward or onward. It denotes movement in a forward direction or progress over time and contrasts with rückwärts (backward). In compound phrases, vorwärts is often joined with a noun to indicate the direction of motion, as in vorwärtsgerichtet (forward-facing or future-oriented).

Morphology: The term combines vor, meaning in front, with the directional suffix -wärts, which forms adverbs indicating direction (heimwärts, nordwärts).

Usage: In everyday language, one might say Wir gehen vorwärts, or Vorwärts! as an exhortation to advance, for example in sports, marching, or political contexts. In historical contexts, the cry Vorwärts! has appeared as a battle or marching command.

Media and organisations: The name has been used by several socialist-oriented newspapers in German-speaking regions. The best known is Vorwärts, the central party newspaper of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, founded in 1891. It served as the party's main organ, was banned by the Nazi regime in 1933, and later resumed publication in the postwar period in various forms as socialism and the SPD reorganized in Germany.