at or near or directed toward the front; the forward section of the aircraft; a forward plunge down the stairs; forward motion'
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; a forward child badly in need of discipline'
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; in a forward gear'
forward (adj.)
the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
forward (n.)
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 (adv.)
moving forward
[ Syn: advancing , forward-moving ]
forward (adj.)
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; forward my mail
[ Syn: send on ]