forward

Plural: forwards

Noun

• the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
• a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
• One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
• A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
• An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
• The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
• The front part of a vessel.
• An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
• A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
• Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
• Agreement; covenant.

Verb

Verb Forms: forwarded, forwarding, forwards

• To help onward; to send on.
• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
  • "forward my mail"
• To advance, promote.
• To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
• To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
• To arrive, come.

Adjective

• Being at or near a point in advance; directed onward.
• at or near or directed toward the front
  • "the forward section of the aircraft"
  • "a forward plunge down the stairs"
  • "forward motion"
• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
  • "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
  • "in a forward gear"

Adjective Satellite

• moving forward

Adverb

• at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
  • "he faced forward"
  • "step forward"
• forward in time or order or degree
• toward the future; forward in time
  • "I look forward to seeing you"
• in a forward direction
  • "they went slowly forward in the mud"
• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
  • "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

Adj

• Situated toward or at the front of something.
• Situated toward or at the front of something.
• Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
• Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
• Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
• Moving in the desired direction of progress.
• Having the usual order or sequence.
• Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
• Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
• Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
• Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

Adv

• At, near or towards the front of something.
• At, near or towards the front of something.
• At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
• In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
• In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
• So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
• In the usual order or sequence.
• Into the future.
• To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.

Examples

• A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
• After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
• Don't forget to put the clocks forward by one hour tonight!
• Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
• forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
• From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
• He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
• His forward planning allowed him to set up a triple-word play for his next turn.
• I leant forward to get a better look.
• I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
• My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.
• Playing an opening word can often forward your strategy for the rest of the game.
• She is a very forward young lady, not afraid to speak her mind.
• She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.
• The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
• The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
• The forward battalion took a hammering.
• the forward gun in a ship
• the forward ship in a fleet
• The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.
• The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
• The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
• The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.
• The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.
• The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
• These students are very forward in their learning.
• This is an important forward step for the country.
• We need to move this project forward.
• Wind the film forward a few frames.

Synonyms

advancing, ahead, fore, forrad, forrader, forrard, forth, forward-moving, forwards, frontward, frontwards, onward, onwards, send on, anterior, attacker, bold, brazen, forecast, forward contract, fresh, front, front man, hereon, impertinent, on, pass on, predicted, striker

Antonyms

aft, back, backward, reverse, antonym(s) of, backwards, in reverse, into the past, posterior, rear, rearwards, restrained

Anagrams of forward