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Meaning
Adj
●
Situated toward or at the front of something.
Situated toward or
near
the
enemy
lines.
●
Acting in or
pertaining
to the
direction
in which someone
or something
is facing.
●
Acting in or
pertaining
to the
direction
of
travel
or movement.
●
Moving in the
desired
direction
of progress.
●
Having the
usual
order or sequence.
●
In Finance:
Expected or
scheduled
to
take place
in the future.
●
Advanced beyond the
usual
degree
;
advanced
for the
season
; precocious.
●
Without
customary
restraint
or
modesty
;
bold
,
cheeky
,
pert
,
presumptuous
or pushy.
●
Ready;
prompt
;
ardently
inclined
; in a
bad
sense
,
eager
or hasty.
Adv
●
At,
near
or towards the front of something.
●
In Nautical:
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
).
●
In the
direction
in which someone
or something
is facing.
●
In the
desired
or
usual
direction
of
movement
or
progress
,
physically
or
figuratively
; onwards.
●
So that front and back are in the
usual
orientation.
●
In the
usual
order or sequence.
●
Into the future.
●
To an
earlier
point in time
. See also
bring
forward.
Verb
●
To
advance
, promote.
●
To
send
(a
letter
,
email
etc.)
on to
a
third
party.
●
To
assemble
(a
book
) by
sewing
sections
,
attaching
cover boards
, and so on.
Noun
●
In Rugby:
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).
●
In Football (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
goal
s.
●
In Ice hockey:
An
umbrella term
for a
centre
or
winger
in
ice
hockey.
●
In Basketball:
The
small forward
or
power forward
position
; two
frontcourt
positions
that are
taller
than
guards
but
shorter
than centers.
●
In Nautical:
The front part of a vessel.
●
In Internet:
An
e-mail
message
that is
forwarded
to another
recipient
or
recipients
; an
electronic
chain
letter.
●
In Finance:
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.
●
Misspelling of
foreword
(“preface or introduction”)..
●
Agreement; covenant.
Name
●
A surname.
●
A place name:
A
hamlet
and
former
village
in the Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan, Canada.
●
A place name:
A
township
in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
A
township
in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
●
A place name:
An
unincorporated
community
in the
town
of Perry, Dane County, Wisconsin,
taken
from the Wisconsin state motto.
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Wiktionary
Origin
forward
English
foreward
Middle English (1100-1500)
foreweard
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Forecast
Predicted
Bold
Fresh
Impertinent
Brazen
Anterior
Front
Foreward
Forrard
Forrad
Forred
Ahead
Forth
On
Onward
Onwards
Forwards
Hereon
Attacker
Striker
Presumptuous
Cheeky
Inclined
Premature
Accelerate
Wing
Pass On
Centre Forward
Forward Contract
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Antonyms
Back
Posterior
Rear
Restrained
Backward
Backwards
Rearwards
In Reverse
Related
Fwd
Send
Submit
Upwards
Transfer
Winger
Striker
Pass
Sideways
Update
Upward
Share
Playmaker
Player
Upload
Move
Route
Resend
Contact
Out
Midfielder
Back
Mail
Email
Relay
League
Fullback
Winner
Direct
Pivot
Reply
Transmit
Accept
Handle
Publish
Simple
Together
Copy
Please
Campaign
Sends
Distribute
Club
Through
Return
Backwards
Reverse
Inwards
Process
Leftwards
Present
Downward
Carry
Jump
Report
Win
Centre Back
Look Ahead
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