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for·ward (fôr′wərd)

adjective

  1. at, toward, or of the front, or forepart
  2. advanced; specif.,
    1. mentally advanced; precocious
    2. advanced socially, politically, etc.; progressive or radical
    3. Now Rare ahead of time; early
  3. moving toward a point in front; onward; advancing
  4. ready or eager; prompt
  5. too bold or free in manners; pushing; presumptuous
  6. of or for the future forward buying

Etymology: ME foreward < OE adj. & adv. foreweard: see fore & -ward

adverb

  1. toward the front or a point in front or before; ahead
  2. to an earlier time or date to move a meeting forward
  3. toward the future to look forward
  4. into view or prominence to bring forward an opinion

noun

Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, etc. any of the players, esp. of the offense, in the front line or in a front position

transitive verb

  1. to help advance; promote
  2. to send on, as to another address to forward mail

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forward

modif.

  1. Going forward

    advancing, progressing, leading on, ahead, progressive, onward, forth, propulsive, in advance.

    Antonyms backward*, retreating, regressive. *

  2. At a forward position

    front, first, foremost; see ahead 2.

  3. Bold

    presumptuous, impertinent, fresh*; see rude 2.


forward

v.

  1. To help advance

    advance, assist, further, promote; see promote 1.

  2. To send on

    deliver, transmit, reroute; see send 1. See syn. study at promote.


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forward Usage Examples

Object

  • prescription: There is NO requirement to forward a prescription when ordering.

Modifies a noun

  • momentum: Jim has given a clear forward momentum to the Courtauld Institute since our independence was achieved.

Modifying Another Word

  • promptly: He therefore instructed appropriate professionals to carry out these valuations, which were promptly forwarded to the CTO once they became available.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: It looks forward to being able to provide a further update when the Group announces preliminary results on 1 December 2004.
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forward quotes

Certain people always say we should go back to nature.I notice they never say we should go forward to nature. It seemstometheyare more concerned that we should go back, than about nature.

-Gottlieb, Adolph

Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing grooves of change.

-Tennyson

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