No. 1,242 in French
vooruit
"Vooruit" is not a French word; it is Dutch and means "forward" or "ahead" in English.
In a sentence
Je vais aller de l'avant avec ce projet.
I'm going to move forward with this project.
The word 'de l'avant' is used metaphorically, often to signify making progress.
Regardez devant vous lorsque vous marchez.
Look ahead of you when you walk.
Here 'devant' is used literally to indicate physical direction.
Elle a une attitude tournée vers l'avenir.
She has a forward-looking attitude.
In this case, the phrase suggests thinking ahead or being progressive.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “vooruit” in actual French podcasts.
Find “vooruit” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appFrench books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).