Forward

adv. toward the front; ahead; to the front

adj. toward the front; advanced; ahead; eager, ready; impudent, brash; frontal; futuristic, of the future, progressive

v. send, convey; promote; advance; resend an email message that has been received (Computers)

n. player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)

Forward can refer to:Relative direction, where forward is the opposite of backwardSports positionsStriker, in football (soccer)Forward (basketball), includingPoint forwardPower forwardSmall forwardForward (ice hockey)Power forward (ice hockey)In rugby football:Forward, in rugby unionForward, in rugby leagueFinanceForward contract, an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a pre-agreed future point in time.
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Noun
1. the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
(hypernym) basketball player, basketeer, cager
(hyponym) Erving, Julius Erving, Julius Winfield Erving, Dr. J
2. a position on a basketball team
(hypernym) position
(member-holonym) basketball team, five
Verb
1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
(synonym) send on
(hypernym) transport, send, ship
(derivation) forwarding
Adjective
1. at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
(antonym) backward
(similar) guardant(ip), gardant(ip), full-face
(see-also) fore(a)
2. moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"
(synonym) onward
(similar) advancing
3. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
(antonym) backward
(similar) brash, cheeky, nervy
(see-also) bold
4. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
(antonym) reverse
(similar) first, low
5. moving forward
(synonym) advancing, forward-moving
(similar) progressive
6. situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"
(similar) fore(a)
7. situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
(similar) front(a)
Adverb
1. 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)
(synonym) forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
(antonym) back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
(classification) dialect, idiom, accent
2. forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
(synonym) forth, onward
3. 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"
(synonym) ahead
(antonym) back, backward
4. 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"
(synonym) ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader
5. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
(synonym) fore

v. forward, resend an email message that has been received (Computers)

(v. t.)
To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(n.)
An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
  

(adv.)
Alt. of Forwards
  

(a.)
Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
  

(a.)
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.
  

(a.)
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.
  

(a.)
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.