forward

Adjective

• moving forward

• of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
  • in a forward gear
    

• used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
  • a forward child badly in need of discipline
    

• at or near or directed toward the front
  • the forward section of the aircraft
    
  • a forward plunge down the stairs
    
  • forward motion
    

Adverb

• near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
  • the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• forward in time or order or degree
  • from that time forth
    
  • from the sixth century onward
    

• at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
  • he faced forward
    
  • step forward
    
  • she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
    

Noun

• a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

• the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

Verb

• send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
  • forward my mail
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  advancing , forward-moving , fore , ahead , onward , onwards , forwards , forrader , forth , frontward , frontwards , forrad , forrard , send on
• Antonyms: 
  reverse , backward , aft , abaft , astern , back , backwards , rearward , rearwards