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forward

noun

1 forward

The person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey.

Dutch: aanvaller, centrumspits, midvoor, puntspeler, spits, spitsspeler, voorhoedespeler, voorspeler, voorwaarts

2 forward

A position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team.

Dutch: forward

verb

1 forward

Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit:
— Forward my mail.

synonym: send on.

Roget 707: aid, assist, help, succor, lend one's aid; come to the aid etc. n.. of; contribute, subscribe to; bring aid, give aid, furnish aid, ... show more

Roget 658: improve; be better, become better, get better; mend, amend.    advance etc. (progress) 282; ascend etc. 305; increase ... show more

Roget 270: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; ... show more

Dutch: doorsturen, doorgeven, doorzenden, nazenden

adjective

1 forward

At or near or directed toward the front.

Roget 880: vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious etc. 882; puffed up, inflated, ... show more

Roget 885: insolent, haughty, arrogant, imperious, magisterial, dictatorial, arbitrary; high-handed, high and mighty; contumelious, supercilious, overbearing, intolerant, domineering, ... show more

Roget 132: early, prime, forward; prompt etc. (active) 682; summary.    premature, precipitate, precocious; prevenient, anticipatory; rath.    ... show more

Roget 602: willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed; nothing loth; in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind.    ... show more

Roget 682: active, brisk, brisk as a lark, brisk as a bee; lively, animated, vivacious; alive, alive and kicking; frisky, spirited, stirring.    nimble, nimble as a squirrel; ... show more

Roget 895: discourteous, uncourteous; uncourtly; ill-bred, ill-mannered, ill-behaved, ill-conditioned; unbred; unmannerly, unmannered; impolite, unpolite; unpolished, uncivilized, ... show more

2 forward

Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty.

3 forward

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

4 forward

Moving forward.

synonyms: advancing, forward-moving.

adverb

1 forward

At or to or toward the front:
— He faced forward.
— Step forward.

synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards.

2 forward

Forward in time or order or degree.

synonyms: forth, onward.

Roget 282: forward, onward; forth, on, ahead, under way, en route for, on one's way, on the way, on the road, on the high road, on the road to; in progress; ... show more

3 forward

Toward the future; forward in time:
— I look forward to seeing you.

synonym: ahead.

4 forward

In a forward direction:
— They went slowly forward in the mud.

synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards.

5 forward

Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane:
— The captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments.

synonym: fore.


Moby thesaurus: a bit previous, accelerate, acculturate, acquiescent, act for, actuate, address, advance, advanced, advancing, advantage, adventurous, agog, agreeable, ahead, aid, air-express, airfreight, airmail, alacritous ... show more.

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