forward (adj.)

  1. at or near or directed toward the front; the forward section of the aircraft; a forward plunge down the stairs; forward motion'

  2. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; a forward child badly in need of discipline'

  3. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; in a forward gear'

    forward (n.)

  1. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

  2. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

    forward (adv.)

  1. at or to or toward the front; he faced forward; step forward; she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine; (`forrad and `forrard are dialectal variations)

    [ Syn: forwards , forwards , forwards , forwards , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrard , forrard , forrard , forrard , forwards , forwards , forwards , forwards , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrard , forrard , forrard , forrard , forwards , forwards , forwards , forwards , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrard , forrard , forrard , forrard , forwards , forwards , forwards , forwards , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontward , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , frontwards , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrad , forrard , forrard , forrard , forrard ]

  2. forward in time or order or degree; from that time forth; from the sixth century onward

    [ Syn: forth , forth , onward , onward , forth , forth , onward , onward , forth , forth , onward , onward , forth , forth , onward , onward ]

  3. toward the future; forward in time; I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring; I look forward to seeing you

    [ Syn: ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead , ahead ]

  4. in a forward direction; go ahead; the train moved ahead slowly; the boat lurched ahead; moved onward into the forest; they went slowly forward in the mud

    [ Syn: ahead , ahead , onward , onward , onwards , onwards , forwards , forwards , forrader , forrader , ahead , ahead , onward , onward , onwards , onwards , forwards , forwards , forrader , forrader , ahead , ahead , onward , onward , onwards , onwards , forwards , forwards , forrader , forrader , ahead , ahead , onward , onward , onwards , onwards , forwards , forwards , forrader , forrader ]

  5. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

    [ Syn: fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore , fore ]

    forward (adj.)

  1. moving forward

    [ Syn: advancing , forward-moving ]

    forward (v.)

  1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; forward my mail

    [ Syn: send on ]

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