FORWARD

forward

(adjective) at or near or directed toward the front; “the forward section of the aircraft”; “a forward plunge down the stairs”; “forward motion”

forward

(adjective) of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; “in a forward gear”

forward

(adjective) used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; “a forward child badly in need of discipline”

advancing, forward, forward-moving

(adjective) moving forward

ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader

(adverb) 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”

forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard

(adverb) 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)

ahead, forward

(adverb) 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”

forth, forward, onward

(adverb) forward in time or order or degree; “from that time forth”; “from the sixth century onward”

fore, forward

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

forward

(noun) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

forward

(noun) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

forward, send on

(verb) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; “forward my mail”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Adjective

forward (comparative more forward, superlative most forward)

Toward the front or at the front.

Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.

(finance) Expected in the future.

Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

• Bible, Gal. ii. 10

Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.

Usage notes

• The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a "forwardmore".

Synonyms

• (at the front): anterior, front

• (without customary restraint): bold, fresh, impertinent, brazen

• (expected in the future): forecast, predicted

Antonyms

• (at the front): back, posterior, rear

• (without customary restraint): restrained

• (expected in the future): past

Adverb

forward (comparative further forward, superlative furthest forward)

Towards the front or from the front.

In the usual direction of travel.

Into the future.

Synonyms

• (towards the front): forwards

• (in the usual direction of travel): ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards

• (into the future): forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwards

Antonyms

• (towards the front): back, backward, backwards, rearwards

• (in the usual direction of travel): back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse

• (in the future): backward, backwards, into the past

Hyponyms

• straightforward

Verb

forward (third-person singular simple present forwards, present participle forwarding, simple past and past participle forwarded)

(transitive) To advance, promote.

(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) to a third party.

(transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.

Synonyms

• (send (something received) to a third party): pass on

Noun

forward (plural forwards)

(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).

(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

Synonyms: attacker, centre forward, striker

(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.

(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.

(nautical) The front part of a vessel.

(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.

(finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.

Synonym: forward contract

Etymology 2

Noun

forward (plural forwards)

(dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.

Misconstruction of foreword (“preface or introduction”)

Anagrams

• Warford, froward

Proper noun

Forward (plural Forwards)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forward is the 16953^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1677 individuals. Forward is most common among White (73.52%) and Black/African American (21.05%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Warford, froward

Source: Wiktionary

For"ward, n. Etym: [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.]

Definition: An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.] Tell us a tale anon, as forward is. Chaucer.

For"ward, For"wards, adv. Etym: [AS. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorwärts. The s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and -ward, -wards.]

Definition: Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

For"ward, a.

1. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else; as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a fleet.

2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty. Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii. 10. Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. Shak.

3. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years. I have known men disagreeably forward from their shyness. T. Arnold.

4. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring. early. The most forward bud Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. Shak.

For"ward, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forwarded; p.pr. & vb.n. Forwarding.]

1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant; to forward one in improvement.

2. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

FORWARD

Etymology 1

Adjective

Usage notes

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

Synonyms

Antonyms

Hyponyms

Verb

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Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Anagrams

Proper noun

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