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Forward

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Definitions for Forward

noun
the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
noun
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
verb
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Synonyms
send on
Examples
  1. forward my mail
adjective
at or near or directed toward the front
Examples
  1. the forward section of the aircraft
  2. a forward plunge down the stairs
  3. forward motion
adjective
used of temperament or behavior
Examples
  1. lacking restraint or modesty
  2. a forward child badly in need of discipline
adjective
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
Examples
  1. in a forward gear
adjective
moving forward
Synonyms
advancing forward-moving
adverb
at or to or toward the front
Synonyms
forwards frontward frontwards forrad forrard
Examples
  1. he faced forward
  2. step forward
  3. she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
  4. (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
adverb
forward in time or order or degree
Synonyms
forth onward
Examples
  1. from that time forth
  2. from the sixth century onward
adverb
toward the future
Synonyms
ahead
Examples
  1. forward in time
  2. I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
  3. I look forward to seeing you
adverb
in a forward direction
Synonyms
ahead onward onwards forwards forrader
Examples
  1. go ahead
  2. the train moved ahead slowly
  3. the boat lurched ahead
  4. moved onward into the forest
  5. they went slowly forward in the mud
adverb
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
Synonyms
fore
Examples
  1. the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

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