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forward Definition
(a)
at
or
near
or
directed
toward
the
front
; "
the
forward
section
of
the
aircraft
"; "
a
forward
plunge
down
the
stairs
"; "
forward
motion
"
(a)
used
of
temperament
or
behavior
;
lacking
restraint
or
modesty
; "
a
forward
child
badly
in
need
of
discipline
"
(a)
of
the
transmission
gear
causing
forward
movement
in
a
motor
vehicle
; "
in
a
forward
gear
"
(n)
the
person
who
plays
the
position
of
forward
on
a
basketball
team
(n)
a
position
on
a
basketball
team
(r)
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
)
(r)
forward
in
time
or
order
or
degree
; "
from
that
time
forth
"; "
from
the
sixth
century
onward
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
near
or
toward
the
bow
of
a
ship
or
cockpit
of
a
plane
; "
the
captain
went
fore
(
or
forward
)
to
check
the
instruments
"
(s)
moving
toward
a
position
ahead
; "
forward
motion
"; "
the
onward
course
of
events
"
(s)
moving
forward
(s)
situated
at
or
toward
the
front
; "
the
fore
cabins
"; "
the
forward
part
of
the
ship
"
(s)
situated
in
the
front
; "
the
forward
section
of
the
aircraft
"
(v)
send
or
ship
onward
from
an
intermediate
post
or
station
in
transit
; "
forward
my
mail
"
forward Synonyms
advancing
ahead
fore
forrad
forrader
forrard
forth
forward
forward-moving
forwards
frontward
frontwards
onward
onwards
send on
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