forward

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
2. (not-comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
3. (not-comparable) Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
4. (not-comparable) Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
5. (figuratively, not-comparable) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
6. (not-comparable) Having the usual order or sequence.
7. (not-comparable) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
8. (not-comparable) Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
9. (not-comparable) Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
10. (not-comparable, obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) At, near or towards the front of something.
2. (not-comparable) At, near or towards the front of something.
3. (not-comparable) In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
4. (not-comparable) In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
5. (not-comparable) So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
6. (not-comparable) In the usual order or sequence.
7. (not-comparable) Into the future.
8. (not-comparable) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.

Verb

1. (transitive) To advance, promote.
2. (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
3. (transitive) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
4. (Caribbean, intransitive) To arrive, come.

Noun

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
4. The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
5. The front part of a vessel.
6. (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
7. 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.
8. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).

Noun

Agreement; covenant.

Synonyms

ahead

onward

send

forth

forwards

advance

fore

transmit

dispatch

front

onwards

remit

bold

striker

anterior

convey

audacious

on

🔛

send on

assailant

forrard

impertinent

in front

send off

frontward

progress

go forward

advanced

ship

🚢

frontwards

forrad

insolent

transfer

take

forward-moving

despatch

deliver

ready

advancing

further

shock

⚡

promote

former

forrader

previous

preceding

attacker

preface

presumptuous

move

Translations

vorwärts

en avant

adelante

avant

envoyer

avanti

enviar

expédier

spedire

delantero

trasmettere

voorwaarts

enviar

weiterleiten

inoltrare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɔːwəd/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: voorwaarts

Cognate with German: vorwärts

In summary

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Sentences

He heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark jerk forward an inch or so .

The F-mount has a significant degree of both backward and forward compatibility .