Forward - Definition

adv 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) [syn: forward,
forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad,
forrard] [ant: back, backward, backwards,
rearward, rearwards]
2: forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth";
"from the sixth century onward" [syn: forth, forward,
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" [syn: ahead, forward] [ant: 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" [syn: ahead,
onward, onwards, forward, 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"
[syn: fore, forward] [ant: abaft, aft, astern]
adj 1: at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward
section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the
stairs"; "forward motion" [ant: backward]
2: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or
modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" [ant:
backward]
3: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor
vehicle; "in a forward gear" [ant: reverse]
4: moving forward [syn: advancing, forward, forward-
moving]
n 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
v 1: send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in
transit; "forward my mail" [syn: forward, send on]