آگے بڑھنا
To move forward, to advance, to progress, to proceed, to go ahead, to step forward. This compound verb describes the act of moving in a forward direction, whether physically, temporally, or metaphorically. آگے (aage) means forward, ahead, or onward. بڑھنا (badhna) means to increase, to grow, to move, to advance. Together, they mean "to move forward" or "to advance." The phrase is used in countless contexts: walking forward in a line, advancing in a career, making progress on a project, moving on from a past event, or taking the next step in a relationship. The phrase has a positive polarity in most contexts. Moving forward implies growth, improvement, and courage. The opposite is "پیچھے ہٹنا" (peechay hatna, to move back) or "رک جانا" (ruk jaana, to stop). The phrase is informal to neutral. It is one of the most common verbs in everyday Urdu.