Forward

Noun

 * 1)  Agreement; covenant.
 * 2)  one of the eight players whose primary task is to maintain possession of the ball (compare back)
 * 3)  A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
 * 4)  An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
 * 5)  The small forward or power forward position.
 * 6)  The front part of a vessel.
 * 7)  An e-mail message designed to be forwarded to many people; an electronic chain letter.

Adjective

 * 1) Towards the front or at the front.
 * The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
 * 1) Without customary restraint
 * I thought his suggestion that we move in together was rather forward.
 * 1999: "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. — Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition).
 * 1)  Expected in the future.
 * The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.

Adverb

 * 1) Towards the front or from the front.
 * The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
 * 1) In the usual direction of travel.
 * After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
 * 1) Into the future.
 * From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.

Verb

 * 1)  To send (something received) to a third party.
 * I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.

Adverbs for Forward
conscientiously; magnanimously; ultimately.

Synonyms for Forward
adjective
 * (at the front): anterior, front
 * (without customary restraint): fresh, impertinent
 * (expected in the future): forecast, predicted

adverb
 * (towards the front): forwards
 * (in the usual direction of travel): ahead, forth, on, onward, onwards
 * (into the future): forth, forwards, hereon, on, onward, onwards

verb
 * (send (something received) to a third party): pass on
 * expedite, advance, encourage, promote, help, cultivate, favor, aid.

Antonyms for Forward
adjective
 * (at the front): back, posterior, rear
 * (without customary restraint): restrained
 * (expected in the future): past

adverb
 * (towards the front): back, backward, backwards, rearwards
 * (in the usual direction of travel): back, backward, backwards, rearwards, in reverse
 * (in the future): backward, backwards, into the past

verb
 * discourage, impede, hinder, frustrate, stop, slow, hobble.

Derived terms

 * forwards
 * look forward
 * look forward to
 * fast forward
 * forwarding address
 * freight forwarder

Thesaurus
a bit previous, accelerate, acculturate, acquiescent, act for, actuate, address, advance, advanced, advancing, advantage, adventurous, agog, agreeable, ahead, aid, air-express, airfreight, airmail, alacritous, alee, all agog, along, ameliorate, amenable, amend, animate, animated, answer, ante, anterior, anxious, ardent, arrogant, assist, audacious, avid, back, be instrumental, be right, befit, befitting, beforehand, benefit, better, bold, boost, bowl, brash, brazen, brazenfaced, breathless, bring forward, bumptious, bundle, bunt, bursting to, bustle, busy, busybody, butt, champion, cheeky, chief, circulate, civilize, clockwise, cold, come across with, compel, compliant, conduce to, consenting, consign, content, contribute to, controlled, contumelious, cool, cooperative, crowd, daredevil, daring, death-defying, decide, deliver, deliver over, desirous, determine, disdainful, dispatch, disposed, disrespectful, distribute, do the trick, docile, drive, drive on, drop a letter, eager, edify, educate, elevate, embark, emend, en route to, encourage, enhance, enlighten, enrich, enthusiastic, exhibitionistic, expedite, export, express, facilitate, facing, familiar, far ahead, fatten, favor, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined, fill the bill, fire-eating, firm-minded, first, fit, flagrant, flip, flippant, foolhardy, for, fore, forehand, foremost, fork over, forth, forward-looking, forwards, foster, freight, fresh, front, frontal, frontward, frontwards, full of life, further, game, give an impetus, give in, give momentum, give out, give over, go between, go straight, go-ahead, goad, half-baked, half-cocked, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, harebrained, haste, hasten, hasten on, hasty, head, headmost, headward, headwards, help, hie on, hubristic, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hustle, hustle up, ill-considered, immodest, impatient, impel, impertinent, importunate, improve, improve upon, impudent, impulsive, in advance, in the mind, in the mood, incite, inclined, independent, influence, inquisitive, insolent, insulting, keen, lard, lead to, leading, lend wings to, lift, lively, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, mail, make an improvement, make for, meddlesome, meddling, mediate, meliorate, mend, minded, minister to, motivate, move, moving, nervy, nosy, not come amiss, not firm, notorious, nourish, nurture, obtrusive, officious, on, oncoming, ongoing, onward, onwards, out, overhasty, overpresumptuous, oversoon, overweening, panting, pass, pass out, pass over, patronize, pedal, pert, pliant, pole, post, power, precipitate, precocious, predisposed, premature, press, presuming, presumptuous, previous, primary, prime, procacious, proceeding, profit, progressing, progressive, promote, prompt, prone, propel, prying, push, push forward, push on, push through, pushful, pushing, pushy, put forward, put in motion, quick, quicken, railroad through, raise, raring to, rash, reach, ready, ready and willing, receptive, redound to, refine upon, reform, remit, render, resign, responsive, roll, route, row, rush, rush along, rushed, sassy, saucy, self-appointed, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-controlled, self-expressive, self-possessed, self-restrained, send, send away, send forth, send off, serve, set agoing, set forward, set going, set in motion, shameless, ship, shove, shunt, smart, smart-alecky, snoopy, socialize, speed, speed along, speed up, spirited, spur, stampede, step up, straighten out, strong-minded, strong-willed, subserve, suit the occasion, support, surrender, sweep, sweep along, thrust, to the fore, too early, too soon, tractable, transfer, transfigure, transform, transmit, treadle, troll, trundle, turn over, turn the scale, unabashed, unashamed, unblushing, uncrystallized, unembarrassed, unjelled, unmatured, unmeditated, unmodest, unpremeditated, unprepared, unripe, untimely, up, upgrade, uphold, uplift, uppish, uppity, urge, vanward, vital, vivacious, vivid, well-developed, well-disposed, well-inclined, whip, whip along, whip on, wild, wild-ass, willed, willing, willinghearted, work, zealous, zestful

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: foreword
 * Homophones: foreword
 * Homophones: foreword
 * Homophones: foreword

Etymology 1
From, from foreweard:, equivalent to. Cognate with forward:,  voorwaarde:. More at,.

Etymology 2
From foreward:, from  foreweard:, from, equivalent to. Cognate with voorwaarts:,  vorwärts:.

Adjective

 * Afrikaans: voor
 * Bosnian: prednji
 * Esperanto: antaŭa (at the front)
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:
 * Greek: εμπρόσθιος
 * Hindi: अगला, आगे की ओर, अग्रस्थ
 * Japanese: 前 (mae), 前の (maeno), 前方 (zenpou)
 * Norwegian: fremre


 * Persian:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: передний (perédnij); передовой (peredovój)
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: предњи
 * Latin: prednji
 * Swedish: främre
 * Turkish: ,
 * Vietnamese:


 * Esperanto: impertinenta
 * Finnish:, uskallettu
 * German: vorlaut
 * Greek:
 * Norwegian:


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Swedish: påflugen


 * Afrikaans: voorspel, verwag
 * Finnish: tuleva, ennustettu, odotettu
 * Norwegian: framtidig


 * Serbian:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, müstakbel

Adverb

 * Afrikaans: vorentoe, voorwaarts
 * Bosnian:
 * Chamicuro:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * to go forward - aller en avant, avancer
 * German: nach vorne
 * Hindi: आगे, सामने
 * Japanese: 前に (maeni), 前方 (zenpou)


 * Norwegian: framover
 * Polish: do przodu
 * Russian: вперёд (vperjód), дальше (dál’še), далее (dálee)
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: напред, напријед
 * Latin: napred, naprijed
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, ileriye,  öne
 * Vietnamese: trên (lit: up)


 * Afrikaans: verder, voorwaarts, voort
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * German:


 * Norwegian: framover
 * Tongan:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Afrikaans: voorwaarts, voort
 * Bosnian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: à partir de (before the noun)
 * from this day forward - à partir d'aujourd'hui
 * German:
 * from this day forward - ab diesem Tag
 * Hindi: भविष्य मे


 * Japanese: 後 (ato, nochi, go)
 * Norwegian: framover, heretter
 * Russian: вперёд (vperjód), дальше (dál’še), далее (dálee)
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: напред, напријед
 * Latin: napred, naprijed
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * Afrikaans: aanstuur
 * Bosnian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: välittää, lähettää eteenpäin
 * German: nachsenden, weiterleiten
 * Greek: προωθώ
 * Hindi: अग्रसरित करना, भेजना, आगे को चलता करना
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 送る (okuru), 渡す (watasu), 送り渡す (okuriwatasu), 届ける (todokeru), 転送する (tensousuru), 回送する (kaisousuru)
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: videresende
 * Nynorsk: vidaresende


 * Portuguese: repassar
 * Russian: пересылать (peresylát’), переправлять (perepravlját’)
 * Serbian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: vidarebefodra
 * Turkish: yollamak,,  sevk etmek
 * Vietnamese: gửi tiếp, gởi tiếp


 * : antaŭe de (forward of), antaŭen (forwards)
 * : adavane


 * : 앞으로

Noun

 * Catalan: atacant
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian:


 * Polish:
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:


 * Norwegian:


 * Norwegian:


 * Finnish: ,
 * German:


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: нос (nos)

Synonyms

 * (soccer position): attacker, centre forward, striker

Anagrams

 * froward