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Forward

adverb

1.

At or to or toward the front. Synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards. "Step forward" , "She practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine" Antonym: backward.

2.

Forward in time or order or degree. Synonyms: forth, onward. "From the sixth century onward"

3.

Toward the future; forward in time. Synonym: ahead. "I look forward to seeing you" Antonyms: back, backward.

4.

In a forward direction. Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards. "The train moved ahead slowly" , "The boat lurched ahead" , "Moved onward into the forest" , "They went slowly forward in the mud"

5.

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. Synonym: fore. Antonym: aft.

adjective

1.

At or near or directed toward the front. "A forward plunge down the stairs" , "Forward motion" Antonym: backward.

2.

Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty. Antonym: backward.

3.

Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle. Antonym: reverse.

4.

Moving forward. Synonyms: advancing, forward-moving.

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.

verb

(past & past part. forwarded; pres. part. forwarding)

1.

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit. Synonym: send on.

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"Forward" Quotes from Famous Books

... [Coming forward—now on the verge of tears.] After such a night as I've had, too. I never could do without my ...

— The Gay Lord Quex - A Comedy in Four Acts • Arthur W. Pinero

... steeds snuff the evening air, Our pulses with their purpose tingle; The foeman's fires are twinkling there; He leaps to hear our sabres jingle! HALT! Each carbine send its whizzing ball: Now, cling! clang! forward ...

— The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 • Various

... forward to things is half the pleasure of them," exclaimed Anne. "You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them. Mrs. Lynde says, 'Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed.' But I think it would ...

— Anne Of Green Gables • Lucy Maud Montgomery

... under its effects, so a blow struck at the heart can not make itself fully felt while the mind is still unable to picture what the future will be like now that the grief has come. We only taste our bitterest grief when the mind has shaken itself aloof from the present woe, to travel forward and question what the future can hold for us, now that our life is bereft of ...

— Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter • Lawrence L. Lynch

... call attention to the persistence of many types without appreciable progression during geological time; to show that this fact was not explicable on any other hypothesis than that put forward by Darwin; and by paleontological arguments, to pave the way for consideration of the imperfection ...

— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 1 • Leonard Huxley

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