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Meaning of 'forward' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forward [ 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.
- Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense, overready; to hasty.
- 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.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for season; as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we have a forward spring.
2 . Forward [ adv.]
- Alt. of Forwards
3 . Forward [ n.]
- An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
4 . Forward [ 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.
- To send forward; to send toward the place of destination; to transmit; as, to forward a letter.

Meaning of 'forward' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forward [ v]
Meaning (1):
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Example in sentence:
  • forward my mail
2 . forward [ a]
Meaning (2):
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
Example in sentence:
  • a forward child badly in need of discipline
Meaning (3):
- at or near or directed toward the front
Example in sentence:
  • a forward plunge down the stairs;
  • forward motion;
  • the forward section of the aircraft
Meaning (4):
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
Example in sentence:
  • in a forward gear
5 . forward [ r]
Meaning (5):
- forward in time or order or degree
Example in sentence:
  • from that time forth;
  • from the sixth century onward
Meaning (6):
- in a forward direction
Example in sentence:
  • go ahead;
  • moved onward into the forest;
  • the boat lurched ahead;
  • the train moved ahead slowly;
  • they went slowly forward in the mud
Meaning (7):
- at or to or toward the front
Example in sentence:
  • he faced forward;
  • she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine;
  • step forward
Meaning (8):
- toward the future; forward in time
Example in sentence:
  • I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring;
  • I look forward to seeing you
Meaning (9):
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
Example in sentence:
  • the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

Nearby Words:

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