Definition
To tread forward; to walk or step ahead, or to proceed by stepping.
Etymology
Compound of Old English 'for-' (forward, forth) plus 'tread' (to step or walk). This archaic or dialectal form combines prefix and verb to indicate forward motion.
Kelly Says
You'll almost never hear 'fortread' in modern English—it's a ghost word from Middle English poetry, replaced by simpler terms like 'walk' or 'step forward.' Linguists love it because it shows how English once stacked prefixes and verbs together in ways that sound almost Elvish!
Translations
ARالعربية
التقدم
al-taqadum
CACatalà
avançar
ah-van-sar
CSČeština
postupovat
post-oo-po-vat
DADansk
fremrykke
frem-rykke
DEDeutsch
vorrücken
for-roo-ken
ELΕλληνικά
προχωρήσει
pro-chore-sei
ESEspañol
avanzar
ah-van-sar
FAفارسی
پیشروی
pee-sh-ro-yee
FISuomi
edistyä
e-di-styä
FRFrançais
avancer
ah-van-ser
HEעברית
להתקדם
le-hit-kadeem
HIहिन्दी
आगे बढ़ना
aage badhna
HUMagyar
haladni
ha-la-dni
IDBahasa Indonesia
maju
ma-ju
ITItaliano
avanzare
ah-van-za-reh
MSBahasa Melayu
maju
ma-ju
NLNederlands
voortgaan
voort-gaan
NONorsk
fremrykke
frem-rykke
PLPolski
przedawansować
przed-a-wan-so-vat
PTPortuguês
avançar
ah-van-sar
RORomână
avansa
ah-van-sa
RUРусский
продвигаться
prodvigatsya
SVSvenska
framträda
fram-trae-da
TAதமிழ்
முன்னேறு
mun-ne-ru
TRTürkçe
ilerlemek
i-ler-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
просуватися
pro-su-vat-sy
URاردو
پیشرفت
pee-sh-raft