Etymology : Middle English, from Old English foreweard, from fore- + -weard -ward
Pronunciation : for-w&rd,
also fO-
Function : adjective
Date : before 12th century
1. player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports). send, convey; promote; advance; resend an email message that has been received (Computers). toward the front; advanced; ahead; eager, ready; impudent, brash; frontal; futuristic, of the future, progressive. adtoward the front; ahead; to the front. forward\for"ward\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. forwarded; p. pr. & vb. n. forwarding.].
2. 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.
3. to send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.forward \for"ward\ , n. [oe., fr. as. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. see:
ward, n.] an agreement; a covenant; a promise. [obs.] tell us a tale anon, as forward is. [forward \for"ward\ , forwards \for"wards\ ], adv. [as. forweard, foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to g. vorw?rts. the s is properly a genitive ending. see:
for, fore, and -ward, -wards.] toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.forward \for"ward\, a.
4. 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.
5. 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. ii.
6. nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
7. 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. arnold.
8. advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring. the most forward bud is eaten by the canker ere it blow.forward adj.
9. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" [ant: backward].
10. situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship".
11. situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft".
12. moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" [syn: onward].
13. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" [ant: backward].
14. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" [ant: reverse].
15. moving forward [syn: advancing, forward-moving] n 1: the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team 2: a position on a basketball team 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, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard] [ant: back] 2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" [syn: forth, 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] [ant: back, back] 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, onward, onwards, forwards, 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] [ant: aft] send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" [syn: send on].
16. An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
17. Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; opposed to backward.
18. 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.
19. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; too hasty.
20. 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.
21. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
22. 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.
23. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter. a position on a basketball team the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft" at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship" 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";.
24. for·ward forwards forwarding forwarded In addition to the uses shown below, forward is also used in phrasal verbs such as `bring forward' and `look forward to'. In British English, forwards is often used as an adverb instead of forward in senses 1., 3., and 6..
25. If you move or look forward, you move or look in a direction that is in front of you. In British English, you can also move or look forwards. He came forward with his hand out. `Mr and Mrs Selby?' he enquired She fell forwards on to her face ¡Ù backwards.
26. Forward means in a position near the front of something such as a building or a vehicle. The best seats are in the aisle and as far forward as possible The other car had a 3-inch lower driving seat and had its engine mounted further forward. Forward is also an adjective. Reinforcements were needed to allow more troops to move to forward positions.
27. approval If you say that someone looks forward, you approve of them because they think about what will happen in the future and plan for it. In British English, you can also say that someone looks forwards. Now the leadership wants to look forward, and to outline a strategy for the rest of the century People should forget and look forwards Manchester United has always been a forward-looking club. Forward is also an adjective. The university system requires more forward planning.
28. If you put a clock or watch forward, you change the time shown on it so that it shows a later time, for example when the time changes to summer time or daylight saving time. When we put the clocks forward in March we go into British Summer Time.
29. When you are referring to a particular time, if you say that something was true from that time forward, you mean that it became true at that time, and continued to be true afterwards. Velazquez's work from that time forward was confined largely to portraits of the royal family. = on.
30. You use forward to indicate that something progresses or improves. In British English, you can also use forwards. And by boosting economic prosperity in Mexico, Canada and the United States, it will help us move forward on issues that concern all of us They just couldn't see:
any way forward Space scientists and astronomers have taken another step forwards.
31. If something or someone is put forward, or comes forward, they are suggested or offered as suitable for a particular purpose. Over the years several similar theories have been put forward Next month the Commission is to bring forward its first proposals for action He was putting himself forward as a Democrat Investigations have ground to a standstill because no witnesses have come forward.
32. If a letter or message is forwarded to someone, it is sent to the place where they are, after having been sent to a different place earlier. When he's out on the road, office calls are forwarded to the cellular phone in his truck.
33. In football, basketball, or hockey, a forward is a player whose usual position is in the opponents' half of the field, and whose usual job is to attack or score goals. see also:
centre-forward.
34. backwards and forwards: see:
backwards.
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