Definitions for forward
ˈfɔr wərdfor·ward

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forwardnoun

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

2. forwardadjective

   a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

3. forwardadjective

   at or near or directed toward the front

   "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

4. forwardadjective

   used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

5. forwardadjective

   of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

   "in a forward gear"

6. advancing, forward, forward-movingverb

   moving forward

7. forward, send onadverb

   send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

   "forward my mail"

8. forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrardadverb

   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. forth, forward, onwardadverb

   forward in time or order or degree

   "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

10. ahead, forwardadverb

    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. ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forraderadverb

    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. fore, forwardadverb

    near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

    "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forwardadjective

   Etymology: from the adverb.

   1. Warm; earnest.

   They would that we should remember the poor, which I also was forward to do. Gal. ii. 10.

   2. Ardent; eager; hot; violent.

   You’ll still be too forward. William Shakespeare, Two Gent. of Verona.

   Unskill’d to dart the pointed spear,
   Or lead the forward youth to noble war. Matthew Prior.

   3. Ready; confident; presumptuous.

   Old Butes’ form he took, Anchises’ squire,
   Now left to rule Ascanius by his sire;
   And thus salutes the boy, too forward for his years. Dryd.

   4. Not reserved; not over modest.

   ’Tis a per’lous boy,
   Bold, quick, ingenious, forward, capable;
   He’s all the mother’s from the top to toe. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   5. Premature; early ripe.

   Short Summer lightly has a forward Spring. William Shakespeare, R. III.

   6. Quick; ready; hasty.

   The mind makes not that benefit it should of the information it receives from civil or natural historians, in being too forward or two slow in making observations on the particular facts recorded in them. John Locke.

   Had they, who would persuade us that there are innate principles, considered separately the parts out of which these propositions are made, they would not perhaps have been so forward to believe they were innate. John Locke.

   7. Antecedent; anterior: opposed to posterior.

   Let us take the instant by the forward top;
   For we are old, and on our quick’st decrees
   Th’ inaudible and noiseless foot of time
   Steals, ere we can effect them. William Shakespeare.

   8. Not behindhand; not inferiour.

   My good Camillo,
   She is as forward of her breeding, as
   She is i’ th’ rear o’ our birth. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

2. FORWARDadverb

   Towards; to a part or place before; onward; progressively.

   Etymology: forweard, Saxon.

   When fervent sorrow slaked was,
   She up arose, resolving him to find
   Alive or dead, and forward forth doth pass. Fairy Queen.

   From smaller things the mind of the hearers may go forward to the knowledge of greater, and climb up from the lowest to the highest things. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 20.

   He that is used to go forward, and findeth a stop, falleth of his own favour, and is not the thing he was. Francis Bacon, Essays.

3. To Forwardverb

   Etymology: from the adverb.

   1. To hasten; to quicken; to accelerate in growth or improvement.

   As we house hot country plants, as lemons, to save them; so we may house our own country plants to forward them, and make them come in the cold seasons. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Whenever I shine,
   I forward the grass and I ripen the vine. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To patronise; to advance.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forward

   Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forwardnoun

   an agreement; a covenant; a promise

2. Forwardadverb

   alt. of Forwards

3. Forwardadjective

   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

4. Forwardadjective

   ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty

5. Forwardadjective

   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

6. Forwardadjective

   advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring

7. Forwardverb

   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. Forwardverb

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

9. Etymology: [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before + weard a ward. See Ward, n.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forward

   Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. This very advanced position and its limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals than other players. This position requires intelligence, speed, and power, both of execution and of thought, to perform the role well. Modern team formations usually include one to three forwards; two is the most common. Coaches typically field one striker who plays in an advanced position, and another attacking forward who plays somewhat deeper and assists in making goals as well as scoring. Inside forwards develop from attacking midfield positions and hence are naturally midfielders. FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi is a typical Attacking Midfielder seen as a forward due to his shot accuracy.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Forward

   for′ward, adj. near or at the forepart: in advance of something else: ready: too ready: presumptuous: officious: earnest: early ripe.—v.t. to help on, to quicken: to send on.—advs. For′ward, For′wards, towards what is before or in front: onward: progressively.—ns. For′warder; For′warding, the act of sending forward merchandise, &c., for others.—adv. For′wardly.—n. For′wardness. [A.S. foreweard—fore, and -weard, sig. direction. Forwards—M. E. forwardes—was orig. the gen. form (cf. Ger. vorwärts).]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. forward

   In the fore-part of the ship; the same as afore. Also, the word of command when troops are to resume their march after a temporary interruption.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forward

   A word of command given when troops are to resume their march after a temporary interruption.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. forward

   An intuitive and known position.

   They moved forward towards their wedding day with love, happiness and unity.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2020  

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   forward

   To the future.

   Moving forward we are solving this.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forward' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #769

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forward' in Written Corpus Frequency: #574

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forward' in Adverbs Frequency: #84

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forward' in Adjectives Frequency: #947

Anagrams for forward »

1. froward

How to pronounce forward?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forward in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of forward in a Sentence

1. Lisa Shalett:

   You aren't supposed to do stimulus until you're in a recession — when you need it, we pulled demand forward before there was a recession, meaning we may in fact have caused the recession.

2. Express Scripts:

   We look forward to working with Merck, having multiple, clinically effective options allows us to again leverage competition and make medicine more affordable for our clients while ensuring appropriate patient access.

3. Kelvin King King:

   I was supporter of President Trump and we have reached to people around the president and we do hope to earn his support going forward.

4. Luciana Flores:

   I think it's really important for other patients to receive the same care, i don’t feel the same. I don’t think anything will ever be the same, but there’s no other way around it: I have to keep moving forward.

5. Bohdan Pomahac:

   I think there's an overarching purpose in her life. She really wants to help in whatever way she can, she's very much a forward-looking woman.

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