Definitions of forward [ˈfɔr wərd]

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Definition of 'forward'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) forward
toward or to what is in front or in advance:
from this day forward; to step forward.

2.  forward
into view or consideration; forth:
brought forward a good suggestion.

3. (adj.) forward
directed toward a point in advance:
a forward motion.

4.  forward
being in a condition of advancement.

5.  forward
ready; eager.

6.  forward
presumptuous; bold.

7.  forward
situated in the front:
the forward part of the ship.

8.  forward
of or for the future:
a forward price.

9.  forward
lying ahead:
the forward path.

10.  forward
radical or extreme.

11. (n.) forward
a player stationed in advance of others on a team.

12.  forward
either of two basketball players stationed in the forecourt.

13. (v.t.) forward
to send onward; transmit, esp. to a new address:
to forward a letter.

14.  forward
to help onward; promote:
forwarding one's career.

15.  forward
to cause to advance.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE for(e)weard)

Definition of 'forward'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (adj) forward
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

3. (adj) forward
at or near or directed toward the front
"the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

4. (adj) forward
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
"a forward child badly in need of discipline"

5. (adj) forward
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
"in a forward gear"

6. (verb) advancing, forward, forward-moving
moving forward

7. (adverb) forward, send on
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
"forward my mail"

8. (adverb) forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
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)

9. (adverb) forth, forward, onward
forward in time or order or degree
"from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

10. (adverb) ahead, forward
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"

11. (adverb) ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
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"

12. (adverb) fore, forward
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Definition of 'forward'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) forward
in a direction in front of you
Walk forward three steps.

2.  forward
near the front of sth
Let's move farther forward.

3.  forward
toward the future
We should look forward instead of worrying about the past.

4.  forward
toward a better situation or state
a step forward in the fight against terrorism

5. (adjective) forward
relating to the future
forward planning

6.  forward
toward a direction in front of you
forward motion

7.  forward
too confident, or too friendly
Was it too forward of me to ask if I could stay?

8. (verb) forward
to send an email or letter you have received to sb else
I'll forward the email to you.; I'll forward you his reply.

Definition of 'forward'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) forward
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. (adj) forward
ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty

3. (adj) forward
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

4. (adj) forward
advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring

5. (adverb) forward
alt. of Forwards

6. (noun) forward
an agreement; a covenant; a promise

7. (verb) forward
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

8. (verb) forward
to send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter

Translation of 'forward'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: moving on; advancing a forward movement.
Afrikaans: vorentoe	Arabic: مُتَقَدِّم	Bulgarian: напредващ
Brazilian: para a frente	Czech: kupředu, vpřed	German: vorwärts gerichtet
Danish: frem; fremad	Greek: πρόσθιος, προς τα εμπρός	Spanish: hacia delante
Estonian: edenev	Farsi: پیش؛ جلو	Finnish: eteenpäin suuntautuva
French: en avant	Hebrew: קָדִימָה	Hindi: अग्रवर्ती
Croatian: naprijed	Hungarian: előre haladó	Indonesian: maju
Icelandic: áfram	Italian: avanti, in avanti	Japanese: 前進の
Korean: 전진하는	Lithuanian: nukreiptasį priekį/pirmyn	Latvian: uz priekšu virzošs
Malay: maju	Dutch: voorwaarts	Norwegian: framover, fremad, videre
Polish: skierowany ku przodowi	Persian: پیش؛ جلو	Pashto: مخ
Portuguese: para a frente	Romanian: înainte	Russian: идущий вперёд
Slovak: perspektívny, pokročilý	Slovenian: napredujoč	Serbian: usmeren napred
Swedish: som går framåt, framrycka	Thai: โดยไปข้างหน้า	Turkish: ileri
Taiwanese: 向前的	Ukrainian: передовий	Urdu: پیش قدمی
Vietnamese: tiến về phía trước	Chinese: 向前的
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