forward

Etymology 1
From, from , from , , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1)  Situated toward or at the front of something.
 * the forward gun in a ship, the forward ship in a fleet
 * 1)  Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
 * The forward battalion took a hammering.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1) Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
 * forward motion, forward thrust, forward momentum
 * 1)  Moving in the desired direction of progress.
 * This is an important forward step for the country.
 * 1) 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.
 * 1)  Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
 * 2) Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
 * 3) Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
 * 4) * 1999:,, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
 * "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.
 * 1)  Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
 * 1) Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
 * 2) * 1999:,, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
 * "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.
 * 1)  Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
 * 1) * 1999:,, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
 * "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.
 * 1)  Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
 * 1) * 1999:,, Stardust, pg. 44 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
 * "Would you think it forward of me to kiss you?" asked Tristran.
 * 1)  Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.

Usage notes

 * The superlative forwardmost can be used for the "toward or at the front" sense. There does not appear to be a forwardmore. The comparative forwarder and superlative forwardest exist for certain senses, but are relatively uncommon.

Synonyms

 * ,, , brazen
 * ,, , brazen
 * ,, , brazen

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Bashkir: алғы, алдағы
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: forrest
 * Esperanto: antaŭa
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician: enfronte,, , vante, avan
 * Georgian: წინა
 * German:, , , vorausgerichtet, vorauszielend, vorderst, , , Front-, Vorwärts-
 * Greek: ,
 * Hindi:, आगे की ओर, अग्रस्थ
 * Hungarian:, elöl lévő
 * Ido:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Malayalam: മുന്നിലെ
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: предњи
 * Roman:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: ymlaen


 * Afrikaans: voorspel, verwag
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Galician: agardado
 * German:, , , , , , ,
 * Hungarian:, előre jelzett, előre látható,
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: framtidig
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Galician: temperán, adiantado
 * German:, , , , , weit entwickelt, weit fortgeschritten
 * Hungarian:, ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: direkte, fræk, pågående
 * Esperanto: impertinenta
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: arrichado, fardido, afouto,, estrevido, arrouzo
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian:, , , , , , , túlzottan magabiztos
 * Irish: urrúsach, forránach, dalba
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakametometo
 * Norwegian:
 * Plautdietsch: driest
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: напред, напријед
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:


 * Danish:
 * Galician: trigoso, preseiro, camouco
 * German:, ,
 * Plautdietsch: driest

Adverb

 * At, near or towards the front of something.
 * 1)  At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
 * 2) In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
 * I leant forward to get a better look.
 * The grandfather clock toppled forward and crashed to the ground.
 * 1) In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
 * 2) So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
 * Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
 * 1) In the usual order or sequence.
 * 2) Into the future.
 * 3) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
 * 1) So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
 * Don't wear your baseball cap backward; turn it forward.
 * 1) In the usual order or sequence.
 * 2) Into the future.
 * 3) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
 * 1) In the usual order or sequence.
 * 2) Into the future.
 * 3) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
 * 1) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
 * 1) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
 * 1) To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.

Antonyms

 * ,, , , in reverse
 * ,, into the past
 * ,, into the past

Translations

 * Afrikaans: vorentoe, voorwaarts
 * Arabic: فِي الْمُقَدِّمَة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: irəli, qabağa
 * Bashkir: алға
 * Basque: aurrera
 * Belarusian: напе́рад
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chamicuro: kinajti
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:, , forlæns
 * Esperanto: antaŭen
 * Even: дьулэски
 * Evenki: дюлэски
 * Finnish:
 * French:, aller en avant,
 * Galician: avante,
 * Georgian: წინ, პირდაპირ
 * German:, , , ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: πρόσω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: ar aghaidh
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: алға
 * Khmer:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Ladino: adelantre
 * Latin: prorsum,
 * Macedonian: напред
 * Malayalam: മുന്നോട്ട്, മിന്നിൽ
 * Maori: whakamua
 * Mongolian:
 * Nanai: дюлилэ
 * Navajo: náás
 * Norwegian: framover
 * Occitan:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: para frente, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: напред, напријед
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: dopredu, vpred
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:, avante
 * Swedish:
 * Tatar: алга
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ileriye,
 * Ukrainian: упере́д, напере́д
 * Urdu:
 * Vietnamese: trên (lit: up)


 * Hungarian:
 * Malayalam: മുന്നോട്ട്


 * Afrikaans:, voorwaarts, voort
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: нататък
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Esperanto: antaŭen
 * Finnish:
 * Galician: avante
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Kazakh: алға
 * Khmer:
 * Malayalam: മുന്നോട്ട്
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian: framover
 * Portuguese: para frente,
 * Russian:
 * Thai:
 * Tongan: imua
 * Vietnamese:


 * Hungarian: ,


 * Hungarian:


 * Afrikaans: voorwaarts, voort
 * Arabic: صَاعِدًا
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: fremover
 * Esperanto: antaŭen
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:,  à partir d'aujourd'hui
 * Georgian: შემდგომ
 * German:, ab diesem Tag, ab jetzt, in der Zukunft,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Malayalam: മുന്നോട്ട്
 * Navajo: náás
 * Norwegian: framover, heretter
 * Portuguese: em diante
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: напред, напријед
 * Roman: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * Hungarian:, korábbra


 * Armenian:

Verb

 * 1)  To advance, promote.
 * He did all he could to forward the interests of the school.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
 * I'll be glad to forward your mail to you while you're gone.
 * 1)  To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.

Translations

 * Danish: fremme,, befordre
 * Esperanto: antaŭenigi
 * German:, , , , , ,
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Afrikaans: aanstuur
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: перасыла́ць, перасла́ць
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: přeposlat
 * Danish:, sende
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: antaŭenigi
 * Finnish:, lähettää eteenpäin, lähettää edelleen
 * Georgian: გადაგზავნა
 * German:, , ,, , , , , , fortsenden,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hindi: अग्रसरित करना,, आगे को चलता करना
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:, , 送り渡す, , ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: videresende
 * Nynorsk: vidaresende
 * Portuguese:, , reencaminhar
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: проследити, отпослати, пренијети, послати
 * Roman: proslediti,, ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Vietnamese: gửi tiếp, gởi tiếp
 * Welsh: blaenyrru, anfon ymlaen


 * Esperanto: (forward of),  (forwards)
 * Korean:

Noun

 * 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)  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)  An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
 * 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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

 * Czech: rojník


 * Arabic: مُهَاجِم
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: нападател
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:, forward
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: dianteiro, dianteira
 * Georgian: შემტევი, თავდამსხმელი
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Luxembourgish: Stiermer
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, angriper
 * Nynorsk: spiss, angripar
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: útočník
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: fowadi
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian: нападател
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: forward
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian: forward


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Norwegian: forward


 * Finnish: ,
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, orr-rész
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:

Etymology 2
From, from , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. More at,.

Noun

 * 1)  Agreement; covenant.

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  forward line
 * 2)  forward contract
 * 1)  forward contract
 * 1)  forward contract
 * 1)  forward contract

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   player whose usual task is to attack or score goals