forward meaning and definition

FORWARD noun

Definition of forward (noun)

1. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
2. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

FORWARD verb

Definition of forward (verb)

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

FORWARD adjective

Definition of forward (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
2. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
   • "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
   • antonym: backward
3. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   • "in a forward gear"
   • antonym: reverse
4. moving forward
   • synonyms: advancing, forward-moving

FORWARD adverb

Definition of forward (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)
   • synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards
   • antonym: back
2. forward in time or order or degree
   • "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: ahead
   • antonym: back
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"
   • synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards
5. 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
   • antonym: abaft