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forward en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /foːd/ (New-Zealand, unstressed)
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ (General-American, dated)
  • /ˈfɔːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfoːwəd/ (Australia, Estuary-English, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ (General-American, nonstandard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Meanings

  1. Situated toward or at the front of something.
    • the forward gun in a ship
    • The fire was confined to the forward portion of the store.
    • the forward ship in a fleet
  2. (of troops, qualifier:guns etc.) Situated toward or at the front of something. ▸ Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
    • The forward battalion took a hammering.
  3. Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
    • My forward vision is fine, but my peripheral vision is poor.
  4. Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
    • forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
  5. (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
    • This is an important forward step for the country.
    • The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith. 1945 April 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Franklin D. Roosevelt's Last Message to the American People”, in Library of Congress:
  6. Having the usual order or sequence.
    • The front of the fire engine has backward writing, that can be read in a mirror, as well as forward writing.
  7. Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
    • The price for forward delivery is presently higher than the spot price.
    • The stock price is currently 12 times forward earnings.
  8. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
    • These students are very forward in their learning.
    • You promiſt Knighthood to our forward ſonne, / Vnſheath your ſword, and dub him preſently. c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 154, column 2:
    • The most forward bud / Is eaten by the canker ere it blow. c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
    • The grass is forward, or forward for the season. We have a forward spring.
  9. Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
    • […] the lady conceived the same desires with himself, and was on her side contriving how to give the captain proper encouragement, without appearing too forward; for she was a strict observer of all rules of decorum. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
    • "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran. 1999:, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
    • She is a very forward young lady, not afraid to speak her mind.
    • He said that if one offered himself to be a soldier under him, who was forward to tell what he could or would do, if he could only get sight of the enemy, he had but little confidence in him. 1859, Henry David Thoreau, A Plea for Captain John Brown:
  10. Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
    • Pecan Porter […] beer is malty and rich with a very forward flavor of pecans with hints of molasses and burnt caramel and has a very great finish. 2015 June 1, Mike Cortez, Beer Lover's Texas: Best Breweries, Brewpubs & Beer Bars, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 10:
    • The yelow Chartreuse adds extra herbal and spice notes to the drink as well as being a digestif, making this drink the perfect follow-up to a big, spicy meal. It uses a local gin from Ampersand Distilling, which is very bright and citrus forward, further complementing the citrus notes of the drink. 2023 August 29, Janet Gyenes, Vancouver Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City on the Sea, →ISBN, page 182:
    • [Margaret Encino, seeking an Acme-Ashmun sponsorship:] And we could continue to make Acme-Ashmun forward content. 2022 March 30, "Go Big or Go Home", Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey (Dropout), 2:39:31
    • Fresh oregano has a very forward flavor, once it is dried or cooked, it's a bit more mellow. 2025 March 25, Bevin Cohen, Herbs in Every Season: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary, Timber Press, →ISBN:
    • […] appetizing home bakes as well as moreish desserts and citrus-forward drinks and cocktails. 2023 June 13, Ryland Peters & Small, Frozen Sweet Treats & Desserts, Ryland Peters & Small, →ISBN:
    • "It's not meme money; you know I curate and execute a brand-forward content experience […] for my clients." 2024 October 1, Louise Hung, Hungry Bones, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN:
  11. (obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
    • Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
    • Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Galatians 2:10:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forwardmost Degree=Sup lexicographic
forrad alternative, dialectal lexicographic
more forward Degree=Cmp lexicographic
furthest forward Degree=Sup lexicographic
forrard alternative, dialectal lexicographic
most forward Degree=Sup lexicographic
farther forward Degree=Cmp lexicographic
foreward alternative, obsolete lexicographic
forwarder Degree=Cmp lexicographic
further forward Degree=Cmp lexicographic
farthest forward Degree=Sup lexicographic
forred alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forwardest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

rear (antonym(s) of “at the front”) · back (antonym(s) of “at the front”) · posterior (antonym(s) of “at the front”) · restrained (antonym(s) of “without customary restraint”) · antonym(s) of

Synonyms

forecast (expected in the future) · bold (without customary restraint) · fresh (without customary restraint) · predicted (expected in the future) · brazen (without customary restraint) · front (at the front) · impertinent (without customary restraint) · anterior (at the front)

Translations (150)

fi tuleva (expected in the future) · fr avant (at the front) · el εμπρόσθιος (at the front) · gl arrichado (without customary restraint) · no framtidig (expected in the future) · de bereit (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · de früh (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · ja 前の (at the front) · es confianzudo (without customary restraint) · ru пере́дний (at the front) · ru де́рзкий (without customary restraint) · sh напријед (without customary restraint) · it previsto (expected in the future) · ru передово́й (at the front) · no direkte (without customary restraint) · de berechnet (expected in the future) · sv framtida (expected in the future) · de vorhergesagt (expected in the future) · eo antaŭa (at the front) · de ungeduldig (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · hu előrehaladott (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · de frühreif (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · hu rámenős (without customary restraint) · pt atrevido (without customary restraint) · de naseweis (without customary restraint) · es descarado (without customary restraint) · hu korai (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · gl estrevido (without customary restraint) · pt fronteiro (at the front) · sh unapred (expected in the future) · da direkte (without customary restraint) · de dreist (without customary restraint) · ga forránach (without customary restraint) · ml മുന്നിലെ (at the front) · gl diante (at the front) · da forrest (at the front) · gl preseiro (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · hu szókimondó (without customary restraint) · pt esperado (expected in the future) · fi etinen (at the front) · gl arrouzo (without customary restraint) · de fortgeschritten (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · de vordere (at the front) · gl enfronte (at the front) · de vorausberechnet (expected in the future) · sh напред (without customary restraint) · de vorder (at the front) · af voorspel (expected in the future) · ga urrúsach (without customary restraint) · ru развязный (without customary restraint) · de vorderste (at the front) · pdt driest (without customary restraint) · hi आगे की ओर (at the front) · sh naprijed (without customary restraint) · hu várható (expected in the future) · gl agardado (expected in the future) · hi अग्रस्थ (at the front) · de vorausgesagt (expected in the future) · hu koraérett (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · it diretto (without customary restraint) · el αυθάδης (without customary restraint) · gl trigoso (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · gl ardido (without customary restraint) · hu elöl lévő (at the front) · es fresco (without customary restraint) · gl fardido (without customary restraint) · de vorderst (at the front) · de kess (without customary restraint) · sh napred (without customary restraint) · gl vante (at the front) · ka წინა (at the front) · sv främre (at the front) · hu arcátlan (without customary restraint) · tr ileri (at the front) · pt futuro (expected in the future) · hu előre látható (expected in the future) · de kalkuliert (expected in the future) · de frech (without customary restraint) · eo impertinenta (without customary restraint) · de begierig (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · de vorderster (at the front) · de vorausgerichtet (at the front) · hu előre jelzett (expected in the future) · de zudringlich (without customary restraint) · gl avan (at the front) · fr cavalier (without customary restraint) · ba алдағы (at the front) · de weit (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · tr ön (at the front) · pt dianteiro (at the front) · gl camouco (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · hu tolakodó (without customary restraint) · gl afouto (without customary restraint) · tr müstakbel (expected in the future) · vi đầu (at the front) · hi अगला (at the front) · da tidlig (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · hu szemtelen (without customary restraint) · el μπροστινός (at the front) · de vorauszielend (at the front) · hu merész (without customary restraint) · ru наха́льный (without customary restraint) · tr olası (expected in the future) · ja 前方 (at the front) · de frühzeitig (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · de vorderer (at the front) · no fremre (at the front) · sh prednji (at the front) · ro înainte (at the front) · de Front- (at the front) · pt frontal (at the front) · gl perante (at the front) · fa جلو (at the front) · af verwag (expected in the future) · hu pimasz (without customary restraint) · gl temperán (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · af voor (at the front) · de weit fortgeschritten (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · ba алғы (at the front) · de vorhergesehen (expected in the future) · da pågående (without customary restraint) · io avane (at the front) · fi uskalias (without customary restraint) · fi odotettu (expected in the future) · pdt driest (ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty) · da fræk (without customary restraint) · fi etummainen (at the front) · mi whakametometo (without customary restraint) · bg преден (at the front) · sh предњи (at the front) · ga dalba (without customary restraint) · de erwartet (expected in the future) · bg нахален (without customary restraint) · de errechnet (expected in the future) · de Vorwärts- (at the front) · cy ymlaen (at the front) · de vorlaut (without customary restraint) · fi etu- (at the front) · hu határidős (expected in the future) · hu túlzottan magabiztos (without customary restraint) · fr osé (without customary restraint) · fi uskallettu (without customary restraint) · hu elülső (at the front) · de weit entwickelt (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious) · sv påflugen (without customary restraint) · fi ennustettu (expected in the future) · kmr pêşve (at the front) · cs přední (at the front) · el προπετής (without customary restraint) · gl adiantado (advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious)

forward en · ADV · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /foːd/ (New-Zealand, unstressed)
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ (General-American, dated)
  • /ˈfɔːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfoːwəd/ (Australia, Estuary-English, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ (General-American, nonstandard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) At, near or towards the front of something.
    • A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire. In fact, that arm-chair had been an extravagance of Mrs. Bunting. She had wanted her husband to be comfortable after the day's work was done, and she had paid thirty-seven shillings for the chair. 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0016:
    • She was sitting well forward in the railway carriage.
    • The bus driver told everyone standing up to move forward.
  2. (not-comparable) At, near or towards the front of something. ▸ At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
    • Most of the men are sleeping forward, for it is near midnight, but a stout swarthy Arab, Mahomed by name, stands at the tiller, lazily steering by the stars. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
  3. (not-comparable) In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
    • The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
    • I leant forward to get a better look.
  4. (not-comparable) In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
    • Don't forget to put the clocks forward by one hour tonight!
    • After spending an hour stuck in the mud, we could once again move forward.
    • Wind the film forward a few frames.
    • We need to move this project forward.
  5. (not-comparable) So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
    • Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
  6. (not-comparable) In the usual order or sequence.
    • A palindrome reads the same backward as forward.
  7. (not-comparable) Into the future.
    • The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
    • From this day forward, there will be no more brussels sprouts at the cafeteria.
  8. (not-comparable) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
    • The meeting has been moved forward an hour. It was at 3 o'clock; now it's at 2 o'clock.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
foreward alternative, obsolete lexicographic
forrad alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forred alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forrard alternative, dialectal lexicographic

Antonyms

backwards (antonym(s) of “in the usual direction of progress”) · in reverse (antonym(s) of “in the usual direction of progress”) · into the past (antonym(s) of “into the future”) · back (antonym(s) of “towards the front”) · backward (antonym(s) of “into the future”) · rearwards (antonym(s) of “towards the front”) · back (antonym(s) of “earlier in time”) · backwards (antonym(s) of “towards the front”) · backward (antonym(s) of “in the usual direction of progress”) · backward (antonym(s) of “towards the front”) · rearwards (antonym(s) of “in the usual direction of progress”) · backwards (antonym(s) of “into the future”) · back (antonym(s) of “in the usual direction of progress”)

Deriveds

backward in coming forward · spring forward, fall back

Hyponyms

straightforward

Synonyms

forwards (into the future) · onward (into the future) · onwards (in the usual direction of progress) · hereon (into the future) · forth (in the usual direction of progress) · forth (into the future) · ahead (in the usual direction of progress) · on (in the usual direction of progress) · on (into the future) · onward (in the usual direction of progress) · forwards (towards the front) · onwards (into the future)

Translations (172)

mn өмнөшөө (at, near or towards the front of something) · mn ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠰᠢ (at, near or towards the front of something) · mn ᠤᠷᠤᠭᠰᠢ (at, near or towards the front of something) · ca endavant (at, near or towards the front of something) · oc endavant (at, near or towards the front of something) · cs vpřed (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · hi आगे (at, near or towards the front of something) · ro înainte (at, near or towards the front of something) · hi भविष्य मे (into the future) · ru да́лее (at, near or towards the front of something) · ml മുന്നോട്ട് (at, near or towards the front of something) · yi פֿאָרווערטס (at, near or towards the front of something) · tr öne (at, near or towards the front of something) · eo antaŭen (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · io adavane (at, near or towards the front of something) · mn өмнөш (at, near or towards the front of something) · ru вперёд (at, near or towards the front of something) · eo antaŭen (into the future) · pt para frente (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · pt em diante (into the future) · hu tovább (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · fi eteenpäin (at, near or towards the front of something) · cmn 向前 (at, near or towards the front of something) · kk алға (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · hu előrefelé (so that front and back are in the usual orientation) · it avanti (at, near or towards the front of something) · no framover (into the future) · fi eteenpäin (into the future) · de weiter (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ka შემდგომ (into the future) · osp adelante (at, near or towards the front of something) · id maju (at, near or towards the front of something) · af voort (into the future) · he קדימה (at, near or towards the front of something) · mn урагшаа (at, near or towards the front of something) · eo antaŭen (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu kezdve (into the future) · ja 前に (at, near or towards the front of something) · es adelante (into the future) · ar صَاعِدًا (into the future) · ru да́льше (into the future) · da frem (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ar فِي الْمُقَدِّمَة (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh naprijed (into the future) · mi whakamua (at, near or towards the front of something) · yi אויף ווײַטער (at, near or towards the front of something) · es a partir de (into the future) · sh naprijed (at, near or towards the front of something) · sk vpred (at, near or towards the front of something) · ru вперёд (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · el μπροστά (at, near or towards the front of something) · de ab diesem Tag (into the future) · mn ᠤᠷᠤᠭᠰᠢ ᠪᠠᠨ (at, near or towards the front of something) · de weiter (at, near or towards the front of something) · gl avante (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ja 後 (into the future) · bg нататък (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · de vor (at, near or towards the front of something) · grc πρόσω (at, near or towards the front of something) · de ab (into the future) · da fremad (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · bg напред (at, near or towards the front of something) · uk упере́д (at, near or towards the front of something) · fr aller en avant (at, near or towards the front of something) · af voorwaarts (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · az irəli (at, near or towards the front of something) · sv framåt (at, near or towards the front of something) · no heretter (into the future) · ccc kinajti (at, near or towards the front of something) · ml മുന്നോട്ട് (in the direction in which someone or something is facing) · af voorwaarts (at, near or towards the front of something) · de vorwärts (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · fi eteenpäin (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ky алга (at, near or towards the front of something) · km ដើរ (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · hu előre (in the direction in which someone or something is facing) · hu előre (at, near or towards the front of something) · af verder (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · sh napred (into the future) · cs vpřed (at, near or towards the front of something) · de nach vorne (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh напред (at, near or towards the front of something) · fr à partir de (into the future) · pt para frente (at, near or towards the front of something) · gl adiante (at, near or towards the front of something) · fr en avant (at, near or towards the front of something) · gld дюлилэ (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu fogva (into the future) · pt adiante (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · de ab jetzt (into the future) · sv hädanefter (into the future) · hu korábbra (to an earlier point in time (cf. "bring forward")) · el εμπρός (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu előre (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ja 前方 (at, near or towards the front of something) · gl avante (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh напријед (into the future) · tt алга (at, near or towards the front of something) · no framover (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · uk напере́д (at, near or towards the front of something) · nv náás (into the future) · de vorwärts (at, near or towards the front of something) · ka წინ (at, near or towards the front of something) · no framover (at, near or towards the front of something) · vi trên (at, near or towards the front of something) · km មុខ (at, near or towards the front of something) · pl do przodu (at, near or towards the front of something) · ml മുന്നോട്ട് (into the future) · kk алға (at, near or towards the front of something) · af voorwaarts (into the future) · af voort (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · vi tiếp (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · da fremover (into the future) · ru впредь (into the future) · tr ileriye (at, near or towards the front of something) · de zukünftig (into the future) · de nach vorn (at, near or towards the front of something) · la prōsum (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh напријед (at, near or towards the front of something) · af vorentoe (at, near or towards the front of something) · fi lähtien (into the future) · la prōrsum (at, near or towards the front of something) · da fremad (at, near or towards the front of something) · pt adiante (at, near or towards the front of something) · es avante (at, near or towards the front of something) · el εμπρός (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · he הלאה (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ru да́лее (into the future) · lad adelantre (at, near or towards the front of something) · pl naprzód (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh напред (into the future) · eu aurrera (at, near or towards the front of something) · bg занапред (into the future) · tr ileri (at, near or towards the front of something) · pt avante (at, near or towards the front of something) · yi פֿאָרויס (at, near or towards the front of something) · fr avancer (at, near or towards the front of something) · be напе́рад (at, near or towards the front of something) · hi आगे (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · ru да́льше (at, near or towards the front of something) · kmr pêşve (at, near or towards the front of something) · es adelante (at, near or towards the front of something) · da frem (at, near or towards the front of something) · eve дьулэски (at, near or towards the front of something) · roa-ole adelantre (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu előre (so that front and back are in the usual orientation) · sl naprej (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu előre (in the usual order or sequence) · ml മിന്നിൽ (at, near or towards the front of something) · to imua (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · mn урагш (at, near or towards the front of something) · cs dopředu (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu ezután (into the future) · mn ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠰᠢ ᠪᠡᠨ (at, near or towards the front of something) · ba алға (at, near or towards the front of something) · ur آگے (at, near or towards the front of something) · ast alantre (at, near or towards the front of something) · hu előbbre (to an earlier point in time (cf. "bring forward")) · az qabağa (at, near or towards the front of something) · fr à partir d'aujourd'hui (into the future) · ru вперёд (into the future) · ka პირდაპირ (at, near or towards the front of something) · ml മുന്നോട്ട് (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · sk dopredu (at, near or towards the front of something) · de in der Zukunft (into the future) · da forlæns (at, near or towards the front of something) · io adavane (in the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards) · nv náás (at, near or towards the front of something) · evn дюлэски (at, near or towards the front of something) · hi सामने (at, near or towards the front of something) · sh napred (at, near or towards the front of something) · mk напред (at, near or towards the front of something)

forward en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /foːd/ (New-Zealand, unstressed)
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ (General-American, dated)
  • /ˈfɔːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfoːwəd/ (Australia, Estuary-English, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ (General-American, nonstandard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Meanings

  1. One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
  2. One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back). (soccer) 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. ▸ 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.
  3. An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
  4. The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
  5. The front part of a vessel.
  6. (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
    • When you receive your new pen-pal's email address, do not automatically put it in your address book and use the email Addy to send 'forwards' to. Not every pen pal likes 'forwards', especially jokes and meaningless emails. 2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail?: The Lost Art of Letterwriting, page 27:
    • This method attaches the files to a new email, which is fine if you want to create a new email. The only problem with this is that it doesn't work if you'd rather send forwards or replies. 2009, Joli Ballew, Windows 7 for the Over 50s in Simple Steps:
  7. A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
  8. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
    alt of foreword

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forred alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forrard alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forrad alternative, dialectal lexicographic
foreward alternative, obsolete lexicographic
forwards Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

forward rendering · forward head posture · feed forward · forward compatible · set forward · pay forward · put one's best foot forward · outside forward · cab forward · press forward · half forward · forward-lookingness · forward transfer function · fashion-forward · reforward · power forward · straight forward · put forward · forward assist · overforward · forward leaning · roll forward · carryforward · feed-forward · store and forward · carry forward · centre-forward · forward genetics · forward-declare · forward declaration · forwards · put the clock forward · forward genetic · inside-forward · center forward · backward in coming forward · forward contract · carriage forward · share forward accumulator · flash forward · forward and backward · forwardly · forwardable · hop-forward · fast forward · grant-forward · forward compatibility · forward roll · pay it forward · full forward · forward integration · inch forward · forward market · key forward · forward proxy · come forward · forward-looking · forward-leaning · forward echo · look forward · straight-forward · move forward · outside-forward · forward slash · forwardal · forward reference · forward bias · forward pass · corner forward · malt-forward · feedforward · moving forward · thenceforward · forward-thinking · push forward · whenceforward · small forward · blow forward · forward reasoning · forwarding address · flashforward · forward stroke · illegal forward kick · forward-backward algorithm · forward dive · inside forward · going forward · forward link · misforward · step forward · henceforward · pushforward · prop forward · unforward · fast-forward · backward and forward · forwardness · look forward to · back and forward

Hypernyms

player · person · player · person

Synonyms

striker · attacker · front man · front man · attacker · striker · forward contract

Translations (66)

pt atacante (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ka შემტევი (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · lb Stiermer (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · fi hyökkääjä (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ar مُهَاجِم (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ca aler (small forward or power forward position) · pt avançado (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · no forward (centre or winger in ice hockey) · ca ala (centre or winger in ice hockey) · fi kokka (front part of a vessel) · es delantero (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · cmn 前鋒 /前锋 (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · bg нападател (centre or winger in ice hockey) · fr attaquant (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · el επιθετικός (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · pt proa (front part of a vessel) · bg нападател (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · he חָלוּץ (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · da forward (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ru напада́ющий (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ro atacant (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · bg крило (small forward or power forward position) · hu csatár (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · nn spiss (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · sk útočník (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · no forward (small forward or power forward position) · sv anfallare (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · da angriber (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · it calciatore (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · fr attaquante (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · cs rojník (players nearest to the opposing rugby team) · ko 공격수 (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · de Stürmer (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · cs útočník (centre or winger in ice hockey) · rsk нападач (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · de Bug (front part of a vessel) · gl dianteiro (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · fi keula (front part of a vessel) · ko 포워드 (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · no baug (front part of a vessel) · ru фо́рвард (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ka თავდამსხმელი (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · cs útočník (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ja フォワード (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ky чабуулчу (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · hu orr (front part of a vessel) · gl dianteira (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ca atacant (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · hu orr-rész (front part of a vessel) · sw fowadi (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ka ტუჩი (front part of a vessel) · nn angripar (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · nb spiss (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · tr forvet (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · pl napastnik (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · de Stürmerin (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · hy հարձակվող (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · nb angriper (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · fi hyökkääjä (centre or winger in ice hockey) · da forward (centre or winger in ice hockey) · it avanti (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ca davanter (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · it attaccante (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · sk forvard (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · fa نوک حمله (player nearest to the opposing soccer team) · ru нос (front part of a vessel)

wikidata: Q280658 · wikidata: Q280658

forward en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /foːd/ (New-Zealand, unstressed)
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ (General-American, dated)
  • /ˈfɔːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfoːwəd/ (Australia, Estuary-English, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ (General-American, nonstandard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To advance, promote.
    • Mary had a suspicion that this plan had been arranged beforehand, for she knew how the lewd old woman loved to forward love affairs […]. 1941, W Somerset Maugham, Up at the Villa, Vintage, published 2004, page 26:
    • He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
  2. (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
    • I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
    • One of the most important aspects of the social service operation was the maintaining of a telephone "hot line," supposedly available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week […] This unbelievable achievement was accomplished with the expedient of "call forwarding" which made it possible for all the calls coming in to the CHAT office to be sent by means of technical magic to any other telephone in the area. 1981 April 4, Steve Owens, “We Are God's Children Too”, in Gay Community News, page 9:
  3. (transitive) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
  4. (Caribbean, intransitive) To arrive, come.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
forrad alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forred alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forwarding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forwarded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
forwarded Tense=Past lexicographic
forwards Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
foreward alternative, obsolete lexicographic
forrard alternative, dialectal lexicographic

Deriveds

unforwarded

Descendants

forwarden

Synonyms

pass on (send (something received) on to a third party)

Translations (84)

fi välittää (send (something received) to a third party) · de verschicken (send (something received) to a third party) · de weiterleiten (send (something received) to a third party) · de weiterhelfen (advance, promote) · de befördern (advance, promote) · it inoltrare (send (something received) to a third party) · sv vidarebefordra (send (something received) to a third party) · ru переправля́ть (send (something received) to a third party) · ru перепра́вить (send (something received) to a third party) · vi gửi tiếp (send (something received) to a third party) · de vorantreiben (advance, promote) · de schicken (send (something received) to a third party) · sh послати (send (something received) to a third party) · nl forwarden (send (something received) to a third party) · sh пренијети (send (something received) to a third party) · sh otposlati (send (something received) to a third party) · hu továbbít (send (something received) to a third party) · ru пересыла́ть (send (something received) to a third party) · nl doorsturen (send (something received) to a third party) · hi भेजना (send (something received) to a third party) · pt encaminhar (send (something received) to a third party) · bg препращам (send (something received) to a third party) · de nachsenden (send (something received) to a third party) · da opmuntre (advance, promote) · es remitir (send (something received) to a third party) · tr sevk etmek (send (something received) to a third party) · de weitersenden (send (something received) to a third party) · af aanstuur (send (something received) to a third party) · cmn 轉發 /转发 (send (something received) to a third party) · hi आगे को चलता करना (send (something received) to a third party) · eo antaŭenigi (advance, promote) · ru пересла́ть (send (something received) to a third party) · hu átküld (send (something received) to a third party) · ja 届ける (send (something received) to a third party) · hi अग्रसरित करना (send (something received) to a third party) · el προωθώ (send (something received) to a third party) · de expedieren (send (something received) to a third party) · da videresende (send (something received) to a third party) · da befordre (advance, promote) · de voranbringen (advance, promote) · de weiterbringen (advance, promote) · ja 渡す (send (something received) to a third party) · de begünstigen (advance, promote) · fi lähettää eteenpäin (send (something received) to a third party) · sh proslediti (send (something received) to a third party) · sh проследити (send (something received) to a third party) · pt repassar (send (something received) to a third party) · hu előmozdít (advance, promote) · nb videresende (send (something received) to a third party) · fr transférer (send (something received) to a third party) · de absenden (send (something received) to a third party) · ja 回送する (send (something received) to a third party) · vi gởi tiếp (send (something received) to a third party) · de versenden (send (something received) to a third party) · nn vidaresende (send (something received) to a third party) · es reenviar (send (something received) to a third party) · de fördern (advance, promote) · da fremme (advance, promote) · sh prenijeti (send (something received) to a third party) · fi lähettää edelleen (send (something received) to a third party) · de übersenden (send (something received) to a third party) · de fortsenden (send (something received) to a third party) · ka გადაგზავნა (send (something received) to a third party) · be перасыла́ць (send (something received) to a third party) · it trasmettere (send (something received) to a third party) · hu továbbküld (send (something received) to a third party) · el προάγω (send (something received) to a third party) · pt reencaminhar (send (something received) to a third party) · sh poslati (send (something received) to a third party) · eo antaŭenigi (send (something received) to a third party) · az ötürmək (send (something received) to a third party) · cs přeposlat (send (something received) to a third party) · ja 転送する (send (something received) to a third party) · be перасла́ць (send (something received) to a third party) · cy blaenyrru (send (something received) to a third party) · de senden (send (something received) to a third party) · sh отпослати (send (something received) to a third party) · fr faire suivre (send (something received) to a third party) · cy anfon ymlaen (send (something received) to a third party) · da sende (send (something received) to a third party) · tr iletmek (send (something received) to a third party) · hu elősegít (advance, promote) · ja 送り渡す (send (something received) to a third party) · ja 送る (send (something received) to a third party)

forward en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /foːd/ (New-Zealand, unstressed)
  • /ˈfɔɹəɹd/ (General-American, dated)
  • /ˈfɔːwəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɔɹwəɹd/ (General-American)
  • /ˈfoːwəd/ (Australia, Estuary-English, New-Zealand)
  • /ˈfoʊwəɹd/ (General-American, nonstandard)
  • (General-American) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“condition, bargain, agreement, contract, treaty, assurance”), equivalent to fore- + ward (“ward, keeping”). Cognate with Scots forward (“covenant, compact”), Dutch voorwaarde (“condition, terms, proviso, stipulation”). More at fore-, ward.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) Agreement; covenant.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
foreward alternative, obsolete lexicographic
forrad alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forred alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forrard alternative, dialectal lexicographic
forwards Number=Plur lexicographic