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"

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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

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

2. Forwardadverb

   alt. of Forwards

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

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

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

4. Forwardadjective

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Forwardverb

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

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

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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  

2. forward

   To the future.

   Moving forward we are solving this.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Basketball Player

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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say forward in sign language?

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. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   We have devised a number of different approaches to that going forward and taken them to President (Barack) Obama, and you will be hearing I think very shortly from him.

2. Tammy Duckworth:

   To all those across America who have come forward to share their stories over the past few months: thank you. Your courage and strength in driving this long-overdue national conversation is awe-inspiring, as national leaders, we must hold ourselves to a higher standard – and we must lead by example to ensure every person is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.

3. Asem Zidan:

   And the TOW missiles helped us to prevent the regime pushing forward for some time... but it was n’t enough.

4. Sinan Ulgen:

   This so-called grand coalition represents the best way forward for Turkey at this juncture, such a broad-based agreement could ease the country's current extreme political polarisation and reintroduce a dynamic of democratic and economic reform underpinned by a new momentum toward the goal of EU accession.

5. The NHL:

   The facts are I personally had my best season of the my career last year and was the most consistent I’ve been throughout any season, I’m proud of that. I love the game of Hockey and would never do any of what was alleged. I look forward to cooperating fully with the league’s investigation, having my name cleared and looking forward to this upcoming season.

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