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Definition of forward

adjective:

• at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft", "a forward plunge down the stairs", "forward motion". Antonyms: backward.
• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline". Antonyms: backward.
• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear". Antonyms: reverse.
• moving forward. Synonyms: advancing, forward-moving.

adverb:

• at or to or toward the front; ; ; ; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations); "he faced forward", "step forward", "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine". Synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards. Antonyms: backward.
• forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth", "from the sixth century onward". Synonyms: forth, onward.
• 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". Synonyms: ahead. Antonyms: back, backward.
• 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". Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards.
• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments". Synonyms: fore. Antonyms: aft.

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.

verb:

• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail". Synonyms: send on.

Words nearby

forrard, forwards.

Rhymes with

shoreward, straightforward.