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forward - 13 definitions

- noun
1. forward -- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. forward -- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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- verb
3. forward -- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"
synonyms: send on
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4. forward, forwards -- to help onward
synonyms: forwards, forwarded, forwardest, forwarding, thraward
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
- adjective
5. forward -- at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
antonyms: backward -- directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. forward -- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
antonyms: backward -- (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
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7. forward -- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
antonyms: reverse -- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"
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8. advancing -- moving forward
synonyms: advancing, forward-moving
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- adverb
9. forward -- 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)
synonyms: forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard
antonyms: back -- at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
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10. forth -- forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
synonyms: forth, onward
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11. ahead -- 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"
synonyms: ahead
antonyms: back -- in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" , back -- in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. ahead -- 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"
synonyms: ahead, onward, onwards, forwards, forrader
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. fore -- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
synonyms: fore
antonyms: aft -- at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
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backward -- directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
backward -- (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"
reverse -- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear"
back -- at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
back -- in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
back -- in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
aft -- at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about"

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